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Chemist at Veolia North America

Chemist

Veolia North America Port Arthur, TX (Onsite) Full-Time
Company Description

About Veolia
Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, with nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) generated consolidated revenue of €28.508 billion in 2021. www.veolia.com

Job Description

BENEFITS 

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.   

Position Purpose:  

Responsible for performing a variety of routine analyses and screening of organic and inorganic substances to determine make up of hazardous waste and appropriate stabilization according to quality assurance and control procedures. Maintains the laboratory and equipment in compliance with regulatory and site specifications.

Primary Duties/responsibilities: 

  • Performs a variety of fingerprint screens, and other wet and organic chemistry methodologies to determine the nature of hazardous substance.
  • Samples incoming bulk loads to establish the nature of contents and determines packaging and appropriate disposal of samples according to prescribed procedures.
  • Assists facility personnel with approval paperwork to ascertain accuracy and enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the disposal of hazardous waste materials.
  • Maintenance of analytical equipment and documents in accordance with quality assurance and control compliance.
  • Gather appropriate paperwork for management approvals and notifies staff of any incomplete sections needing attention. Assists in compiling and reporting of analysis date including QA/QC data for review by staff.
  • Perform periodic audits of analytical logs to ensure regulatory compliance for completeness and accuracy.
  • Perform other laboratory analysis as requested.
  • Comply with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies in the disposal of hazardous waste materials.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background: 

  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or related discipline required
  • 1 to 3 years experience in the hazardous waste industry, or work with industrial chemicals or related work experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:  

  • Strong team player
  • Strong customer service orientation
  • Typing speed minimum of 30wpm.
  • Good knowledge of computer programs.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training: 

  • 24-Hour HAZWOPER Training

Additional Information

Additional Information 

 Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. 

 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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