Chemist, Production
About The Position
As a Chemist, Production, you will be responsible for assisting Operations by providing technical assistance in the development of daily plans for receiving, sampling, remediating and incinerating hazardous waste. This role prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and consistently maintaining safe practices. You will coordinate burn planning for the incinerator, including the appropriate balance of all constituents going through all feed sources to the incinerator. Additionally, you will oversee sampling and testing requirements for wastes received at the facility, including wastes that are not ordinarily sampled for compliance and testing to determine appropriate mix to the incinerator. You will evaluate all waste deliveries for compliance with approved waste streams into the facility, and assist in the chemical evaluation of process upsets at the facility. This role also involves tracking the chemistry of materials going to the incinerator and storage tanks for compliance with facility risk assessment and chemical tracking systems. You will partner with Approvals on new wastes to be approved on correct processing designations and partner with technicians regarding chemical safety and training within the facility. You will also assist with the development and revision of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for new processes added across the facility, participate in TRT and operations production meetings, and take on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or chemistry (required)
- 3+ years of experience within an industrial or laboratory environment (required)
- Foundational knowledge and experience working with OSHA, DOT and RCRA requirements (required)
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in incineration, lab packing, and material handling processes (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Assisting Operations by providing technical assistance in the development of daily plans for receiving, sampling, remediating and incinerating hazardous waste.
- Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and consistently maintaining safe practices
- Coordinates burn planning for the incinerator, including the appropriate balance of all constituents going through all feed sources to the incinerator
- Oversees sampling and testing requirements for wastes received at the facility, including wastes that are not ordinarily sampled for compliance and testing to determine appropriate mix to the incinerator
- Evaluates all waste deliveries for compliance with approved waste streams into the facility
- Assists in the chemical evaluation of process upsets at the facility
- Tracks chemistry of materials going to the incinerator and storage tanks for compliance with facility risk assessment and chemical tracking systems
- Partners with Approvals on new wastes to be approved on correct processing designations
- Partners with technicians regarding chemical safety and training within the facility
- Assists with the development and revision of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for new processes added across the facility
- Participates in TRT and operations production meetings
- Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization
Benefits
- steady work
- competitive pay
- above-market benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
