Chemist - Hazardous Treatment & Transfer

Official title:
Chemist - Hazardous Treatment & Transfer

Location:

Wednesbury Hazardous Waste Facility, Wednesbury | Employment information:
On-site, full time;
Monday–Friday alternating weekly hours

The position coordinates hazardous-waste handling at the Wednesbury facility, from incoming material through treatment activity and compliant disposal. It requires a practical understanding of process safety and an organised approach to operational priorities. Alongside compliance work, the appointed Chemist will analyse sales samples, contribute treatment advice and work with colleagues who manage the movement of material into and out of the operation.

Cost awareness, accurate stock control and effective housekeeping sit alongside the chemical and regulatory elements of the work.

• Plan and prioritise daily activity in response to service demands while maintaining safe, efficient and compliant performance.
• Manage hazardous waste from its receipt at the facility through safe processing and final disposal.
• Promote a strong health, safety and environmental culture through day-to-day conduct and decisions.
• Maintain secure waste management from entry through disposal, balancing company and customer requirements with cost awareness.
• Keep waste inputs and outputs compliant with the relevant regulatory standards.
• Analyse sales samples, advise on treatment options and prepare customer quotations.
• Control stock and inventory of waste and consumables within the stated budgeted costs.
• Maintain housekeeping standards, apply company policies and coordinate inputs and outputs with Transport.

• Experience as a Chemist within a hazardous-waste management business or a chemical/manufacturing industry.
• A minimum HNC Chemistry qualification.
• A Hazardous Treatment & Transfer CoTC is desirable, but the advert does not state that it is essential.
• Knowledge of working in a time-critical hazardous-waste processing environment is described as ideal.
• The official application form includes a screening question about a degree, or equivalent, in a Chemistry-related science or Chemical Engineering.

• A comprehensive understanding of chemical process safety.
• Analytical capability to measure and monitor data, then take appropriate action.
• An organised method of simplifying complex issues.
• Ability to adapt priorities to operational service demands without losing compliance focus.
• Clear communication when advising on treatment options and providing quotations.
• Flexibility for business meetings and project tasks at other locations within the United Kingdom.

• The vacancy is published as an on-site, full-time position at the Wednesbury Hazardous Waste Facility.
• The stated working pattern is Monday–Friday, alternating between 7 am–4 pm and 9 am–6 pm across two weeks.
• The vacancy does not publish a salary figure or a role-specific benefits package.
• Biffa’s general careers information lists paid holiday plus bank holidays, pension and salary-saver arrangements, healthcare plans, life assurance, employee discounts and Cycle2
  
  Work; eligibility and terms are determined by the employer.
• No sponsorship policy is published in the vacancy. The official form includes a question about British passport, birth certificate or settlement-visa status.