Chem-Pack Chemist

  • Grundon
  • Wallingford, Oxfordshire
  • Dec 08, 2022
Full time Engineering

Job Description

If you have chemical handling experience and like the idea of a dual role that combines working at our customer sites with office-based admin, how about joining Grundon's successful and specialist Technical team? As Chem-Pack Chemist, we are offering a permanent full-time contract, competitive salary and a host of great benefits, including:

- Company van- Discretionary bonus (performance based)- Pension scheme (you contribute 5% of pay, Grundon matches this) with life assurance cover - Option to buy additional holiday - Reward and discount shopping scheme - Range of wellbeing benefits, including Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work, health cash plan and discounted gyms

About the Chem-Pack Chemist roleThe Technical side of our fascinating waste and environmental business manages the collection of all types of hazardous waste from our varied customer base - everything from lab chemicals and electrical items to solvents and aerosols.

Based at our South Oxfordshire head office, and part of a small team of Chem-Pack Chemists, you will assess jobs to enable the waste documentation to be prepared to facilitate the collection, transportation and disposal of waste consignments. These admin duties will typically take up one day of your week, with the rest spent at customers' sites within our Home Counties operating area, listing, packing, classifying and labelling their chemicals. What we are looking for in our Chem-Pack Chemist - Degree in Chemistry (or Chemistry/Environmental related discipline)- Minimum 2 years' experience managing the disposal of packaged hazardous wastes - maybe you have worked at a hazardous waste transfer station, or have an industrial background- You'll need a broad knowledge of the legislation governing the management of hazardous wastes- Happy to work within potentially difficult environments - e.g. outdoors with PPE- Competent and accurate computer skills- ADR licence and DGSA qualification (essential, however we can provide training)- Full UK driving licence

Working hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri - 40 hours, though flexibility is required

Grow with GrundonThis is a fantastic opportunity to join the Grundon success story and strengthen our Technical team as Chem-Pack Chemist. Click apply. No agencies please.

Please note: We interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match, so do apply as soon as possible. We advertised the role of Chem-Pack Chemist on 07.12.22