Site Chemist
4 weeks ago
Transforming Waste into Opportunity
Biffa is a leading waste management company that's passionate about turning waste into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it, and keeping it off the streets. We're looking for a skilled Site Chemist to join our team and help us achieve our mission.
About the Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing hazardous wastes at arrival on site, ensuring site compliance requirements are met, and implementing strict health and safety measures. They will also work closely with site operatives to ensure waste is processed, stored, and transferred in a safe and compliant manner.
Key Responsibilities
- Receiving chemical waste onto site from industrial and commercial sites
- Ensuring paperwork for incoming waste is compliant and correctly completed
- Immediate testing of incoming waste to ensure conformity with paperwork and pre-acceptance criteria
- Further laboratory testing as needed with techniques including flash point testing, pH testing, visual checks, odour, viscosity
- Working alongside site operatives to ensure waste is processed, stored, and transferred in a safe, compliant, and timely manner
- Assisting with the control of material flows through the site and ensuring container stocks are maintained to avoid delays and backlogs
- Bulking/re-packing of waste to achieve maximum profitability
- Supporting other site staff to ensure all are working efficiently and collaboratively
- Running morning briefings, coordinating teams, and delegating activities to meet production requirements
- Assisting with site compliance and health and safety requirements and their strict adherence
Requirements
We're Looking for Someone with:
- A minimum HND in Chemistry or a similar qualification with significant chemistry content
- Industrial experience preferred in the chemical or waste industry
- Supervisory or leadership experience beneficial
- Applications from chemistry graduates welcome in consideration for junior roles
- Good organisational and influencing skills
What We Offer
At Biffa, you'll enjoy:
- Competitive salary
- Ongoing career development, training, and coaching
- Generous pension scheme
- Retail and leisure discounts
- Holiday and travel discounts
- Bike to work scheme
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