# Senior Site Chemist

> Biffa Waste Services · Atherstone, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-12

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Specialist Services

## Description

Help us make a difference as a Senior Site Chemist at our site in Atherstone (CV9 1JG).

**A quick look at the role.**

You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations. Whilst giving the highest priority to Safety, Health and Environmental goals, you will analyse and improve operational efficiencies, maximise financial performance, develop and deliver customer service excellence for external and internal clients, develop the potential of the Transfer Station through market-driven innovation, and manage the performance and development of personnel; all demonstrated through the site's operational KPIs.

**Your core responsibilities.**

-   Visually lead, develop and improve the health, safety and environmental culture, reducing incidents and increasing reporting. Focus on process and human safety by implementing and monitoring adherence to rules and lead indicators in line with the Balanced Business Plan, Working Safety Tracker and individual performance targets.
-   Drive operational excellence across the site in compliance with its permit, licence, discharge consent and all other legal requirements. This includes delivering no EA CAR scores from site visits, no major breaches of discharge consent, no reportable emissions and no waste stock held on site for more than six months.
-   Deliver customer service excellence by reviewing and deciding on treatment methods, ensuring bulk and packaged goods sales enquiries are processed and quoted in line with KPIs. Review site bookings to ensure sufficient capacity, labour and resources are available, highlighting any potential issues to the Site Manager immediately. Ensure the site operates efficiently by removing non-value-adding activities and improving processes.
-   Control costs for treatment, disposal, labour, maintenance and sundries to ensure the site meets its budgetary requirements, as set out in the monthly P&L review and KPIs, with a focus on consistently achieving and exceeding the site's annual fiscal budget.
-   Drive the cultural transformation needed to champion a team-based working environment where operator input is valued, suggestions are evaluated and improvements are implemented.
-   Manage and control the site's bay logs, carrying out internal audits and ensuring records remain accurate for EA and HSE requirements, as well as cost allocation.

**Our essential requirements.**

-   Chemistry degree or relevant chemistry background is essential.
-   Experience working within the hazardous waste industry.
-   COTC (Certificate of Technical Competence) or WAMITAB qualification is desirable but not essential.
-   Proven experience managing a P&L.
-   Experience enforcing compliance, health and safety regulations.
-   Previous management and leadership experience.
-   Strong interpersonal, organisational, communication and time-management skills.
-   Relevant professional experience, including managing a mixed-skills team in a busy and demanding environment.
-   Computer literate, with experience using Microsoft Office applications.

**Here's why you'll love it at Biffa.**

-   Competitive salary.
-   Ongoing career development, training and coaching – because if you don't grow, we don't grow.
-   Generous pension scheme.
-   Retail and leisure discounts.
-   Holiday and travel discounts.
-   Bike to Work scheme.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it's why we're the UK's No. 1 choice for business waste management.

**Dedicated to diversity.**

At Biffa, we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It's why you'll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

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