Ready to find the right role for you? Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum plus Veolia benefits Hours: 40 hours per week Monday - Friday Location: Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 6RP We live in a world that needs to take care of its resources, and our mission at Veolia is to 'Resource the World'. We have an exciting opportunity for a Plant Chemist to join our dynamic team in St Albans. Our St Albans plant has a small hardworking team with a positive culture. We offer a competitive salary, a great work life balance with good training and coaching opportunities. The Redbourn Treatment plant accepts inorganic chemical bulk waste and treats it with Physio-chemical treatment. We are extremely passionate about the work we do. Our diverse team focuses on our customers and have the drive and energy needed to continue to deliver our success. Improving communities, protecting the environment and creating an inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business. Together our employees make our communities better and our engineers play an integral part in helping to shape the future of our business. They are the Resources, behind the resources. We want you to be part of our diverse workforce What we can offer you; 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays Access to our company pension scheme Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential What will you be doing? As the Plant Chemist you will analyse the plant effluent samples in compliance with Company Systems and procedures including Business Management System based at our Redbourn site in St. Albans which looks after the Hazardous Waste. You will be responsible for analysing incoming customer samples for pre-acceptance criteria in compliance with Company Systems and procedures including BMS, assist the plant with maintenance works and carry out incoming bulk delivery assessments on vehicles and record their details on the provided computerised system(s) You will assist Site Management with paperwork records and ensure site personnel, contractors and visitors comply with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and Company Standards. You will be responsible for site Management in actively promoting environmental awareness to Employees, Contractors and Visitors and assist the chemists with the general tidiness and cleanliness of the laboratory. You will maintain the High Standards of Site Housekeeping and assist Site Management with the Company’s obligations regarding the Site’s EPR permit and Trade Effluent Agreement. You will undertake any operational duties assigned by a member of the Site Management team You will also be required to work every 1 in 4 Saturdays working 8am - 12pm which will be paid as overtime What are we looking for? A HNC / NVQ within Chemistry or similar Previous experience gained working within a chemist role Previous experience of working with Hazardous waste is desirable Full UK driving licence due to the location What's next? Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come. We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia. We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.