Technical Area Manager - Hazardous Waste
- Recruiter
- Waste Recruit
- Location
- Cumbria
- Salary
- Excellent
- Posted
- 22 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 22 Apr 2018
- Ref
- J8154
- Sector
- Minerals, Waste & Recycling
- Function
- Project Management, Environmental Management, General Management, Senior Management, Waste / Recycling
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Career Level
- Management/Mid – Level
Our client, a leading outsourcing company, is looking to recruit a Technical Area Manager to effectively manage all hazardous waste produced by its customers in the Cumbrian region. Main duties will include:
• Dealing with customer requests from providing advice to quoting one-off jobs, and checking queries either in the office or at customers’ sites.
• Quoting new work and visiting customers with regard to hazardous waste
• Completion of consignment notes, CDG transportation documents, labels, packaging and transport for hazardous waste loads.
• Packaging of hazardous wastes on customers sites to ensure compliance with required legislation for transportation
• Facilitation of COSHH Assessments
• Liaising with Consignment team
• Sampling chemical waste streams for laboratory analysis
• Keeping customers up to date with new legislation and costs
• Booking in collections with subcontractors and necessary contact to ensure procedures are followed and correct paperwork is in place
• Preparation of invoices for hazardous waste jobs
• Preparation of Waste Analysis
• Auditing of system procedures, operating procedures, emergency procedures and work instructions
Qualifications / Skills:
• Customer-focused approach
• Effective communicator both verbally and written
• Previous knowledge of the Waste and Recycling sector and relevant experience would be a distinct advantage – including waste segregation and HSG51&71.
• Ability to work as a team player and to demonstrate individual initiative and promote new ideas
• Have an excellent knowledge and understanding of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• HNC or above in Chemistry or related field
• Full driving licence
• ADR qualification for collection and transportation of hazardous waste (desirable but not essential)
• Fork lift licence (desirable)
• CoTC qualification (desirable)
Ref: J8154