Senior Site Chemist

Senior Site Chemist Walsall, England

Red Industries
Full Time Walsall, England 30000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Red Industries are a leading waste recycling and industrial cleaning company in the UK.

The Company in 2023 are focusing on its people agenda, by introducing a new performance framework to support colleagues in their ongoing development. It is also introducing Institute of Leadership and Management training qualifications across the Group to support its managers and employees to grow and encourage a culture of empowerment and feedback.

If you would like to join Red Industries on their journey to becoming the UK’s premier and most trusted waste management and industrial cleaning Company, we cannot wait to hear from you.

Main Duties:

  • Ensure incoming consignments of wastes have appropriate paperwork (Consignment Note/Duty of Care), completed correctly and copies are held on site and passed back to the haulier.
  • Ensure incoming waste is inspected to BAT requirements in Sector Guidance Note 5.06.
  • If waste does not match pre-acceptance information Non-Conformance Procedure is followed and a Non-Conformance is raised with supporting evidence (photos, weighbridge tickets).
  • Ensure paperwork accompanying any incoming loads is appropriately scanned and saved in database folder under the loads unique reference number and consignment note number for auditing purposes.
  • Work to 48-hour KPI for incoming loads to be accepted and associated paperwork passed over for post acceptance input onto Database system.
  • Ensure waste is being appropriately stored inline with Sector Guidance Note 5.06, the sites Environmental Permit and to HSG51 – The Storage of Flammable Liquids in Containers, HSG 71 Chemical Warehousing: The Storage of Packaged Dangerous Substances.
  • Ensure all waste is labelled correctly with label appropriately visible when it enters storage bay.
  • Sampling of accepted waste to supply to internal laboratory for further analysis or to pass on to suppliers to confirm suitability for acceptance.
  • Generation of IPOs in line with the IPO Procedure.
  • Promote a positive Health and Safety driven environment – reporting near misses on Activ at a KPI of 1 per month and rectifying any potential concerns for Health and Safety readily.
  • Priorities disposal of waste where applicable by rerouting to internal disposal options for example through Sneyd Non-hazardous process, Hazardous process, Walleys landfill and TFS routes through Red Industries.

Generic Duties:

  • Additional duties as requested by senior management in line with the capabilities of the role holder.
  • Support and contribute to Red Industries Group overall objectives and aims, in line with the role holders experience, and competence.
  • Support and contribute to all aspects of “good” safety and health, daily awareness of safety issues and wellbeing awareness.
  • Fully responsible for your own and others’ health and safety.
  • Ensure all incidents, observations and concerns are reported through an escalation process; solutions are identified and actions, in line with Company policy.
  • Ensure ideas for the improvement of safety are listened to and acted upon, involving the Health and Safety representatives and HR Management if necessary.
  • Ensure non RED employees (visitors, third parties and contractors) confirm to the Health and Safety Policy including using the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • Raise a Corrective Action Report for any concern or improvement opportunity.
  • Compliance with all energy saving activities such as switching off lights and other equipment when not in use; switching photocopiers to standby mode, setting the thermostat at right setting; closing windows/doors when heating is on; when using, kettles fill up to what is required; and using hot water economically.
  • Compliance with water saving activities such as: turning off taps properly and reporting dripping taps and water leaks to Supervisor or Manager.
  • Compliance with our reduction in pollution activities, where possible reducing usage, and reusing or recycling waste; and handling all chemicals as per COSHH sheets; complying with safety rules in relation to minor spills (eg. soak up and report to manager) and major spills (eg. immediately report to a manager).
  • Compliance with emissions goals when driving company vehicles or otherwise driving on company business, do so in an economical manner i.e. choosing the shortest route to a destination where possible, ensuring that vehicles are properly maintained, driving in a non-aggressive manner and always within the speed limit.

Competencies & Personal Specification

Functional Knowledge:

  • HNC or Degree Level Qualification in Chemistry or a similar related field.
  • Experience in the Hazardous Waste Sector.
  • Knowledge of Hazardous Waste Regulations.
  • Knowledge of the Health & Work Act 1974, The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
  • Experience to working to HSG51 – The Storage of Flammable Liquids in Containers, HSG 71 Chemical Warehousing: The Storage of Packaged Dangerous Substances.

Person Specification:

  • Dedicated and professional in approach.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Ability to communicate well with others.
  • Be comfortable working within a team and contributing to its success.
  • Be comfortable working on your own using your own initiative.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Walsall: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

  • Bachelor's (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: SSCBH0223

Senior Site Chemist
Red Industries

www.redindustries.co.uk
Newcastle under Lyme, United Kingdom
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Company - Private
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