Technical Environmental Chemist

CK Group- Science, Clinical and Technical; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK waste and resource management company is seeking an Assistant Technical Coordinator to join their Sheffield site. This role involves ensuring compliance with legal requirements in technical control activities, assessing sales enquiries, and negotiating with suppliers to manage costs. Ideal candidates should hold a degree in chemistry and have experience in hazardous waste treatment or the chemical industry. Proficiency in MS Office is essential. The salary is up to £27,000, and applicants need to hold entitlement to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• A degree in chemistry or related subject.
• Experience in hazardous waste treatment industry or chemical industry is an advantage.
• Knowledge of transport of hazardous goods is an advantage.
• Confident with using MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Ensure technical control activities conform to legal requirements.
• Assess sales enquiries accurately and timely.
• Negotiate with suppliers to control costs.
• Develop working relationships with customers to meet revenue targets.
• Advise customers on waste regulations and handling.

Skills

Knowledge of transport of hazardous goods

Confident with MS Office suite

Education

Degree in chemistry or related subject

Job description

CK Group are recruiting for an Assistant Technical Coordinator, to join our waste management, environmental and recycling client based industry, at their site in Sheffield, on a contract basis.

The salary for this role is up to £27,000.

The Company

A leading UK waste and resource management company, our client is part of a global group with a strong heritage in providing services for communities and businesses. Their aim is to be the environmental company of choice, delivering change for a sustainable future. The company's core business focuses on collection, resource recovery and renewable energy providing services for local authorities and commercial customers. They have a number of core services including municipal services, business waste solutions, recycling and green energy.

Location

This role is located at our client's site in Sheffield.

Assistant Technical Coordinator Role

Your main duties will be:

• To ensure that technical control activities of the sales enquiry process is carried out and conforms to legal requirements and good practice.
• To ensure that the assessment of sales enquiries are accurate and timely.
• To negotiate with suppliers of waste management services so as to control costs such as to meet site EBITDA targets.
• To develop working relationship with customers such as to meet site Revenue targets.
• Where necessary, to advise customers on waste regulations, safe packaging and safe handling of their wastes.

Background

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• A degree in chemistry or related subject.
• Hazardous Waste treatment industry or chemical industry experience an advantage.
• Knowledge of transport of hazardous goods an advantage.
• Confident with using MS Office suite.

Apply

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference (Apply online only) in all correspondence.