Site Chemist
Job Introduction
The Site Chemist will safely carry out technical aspects of waste management operations across the GSK R&D sites as prescribed under working procedures and in accordance with the Client's and GSK's own guidelines.
Role Responsibility
- Assessment of lab smalls for collection from laboratories.
- Segregation sorting and packaging of lab smalls.
- Management of the effluent testing programme across GSK R&D sites ensuring samples are taken stored and despatched in accordance with procedural and GSK guidelines.
- Liaison with Thames Water, hosting routine sampling visits.
- Assessment of effluent testing results liaising with the Client and GSK on any investigations into consent breaches or other testing issues.
- Provide technical expertise in the handling, packaging of hazardous wastes to staff the client and GSK.
- Provide additional support to the waste management operations.
- Ensure good housekeeping and safe storage of wastes is maintained.
- Contribution to the behavioral safety and near-miss reporting requirements.
- Liaison with contract management on operational and safety aspects of work
The Ideal Candidate
- Chemistry degree or equivalent
- Knowledge and experience of the identification and categorization of hazardous wastes
- Valid driving licence and preferably forklift licence
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Computer literate with an established working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and familiarity with database systems
About the Company
In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.
Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.
Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.
Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.
We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process
