The Company

This is an opportunity to join a growing Australian waste management business with strong momentum, established customer relationships and continued investment across its operations.
The business provides specialist waste and chemical management services to a broad customer base, including industrial, commercial, education and laboratory environments. The business continues to grow and are now looking to appoint a hands-on Dangerous Goods Chemist to support the safe and compliant management of chemical and hazardous waste at their Ingleburn site.

The Role

This newly created role will take ownership of day-to-day chemical operations across a dangerous goods warehouse and depot environment. The position is highly operational and hands-on, working across chemical waste receival, testing, segregation, storage, documentation, customer communication and safe dispatch.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage incoming chemical and hazardous waste through the depot
• Test, assess and classify chemical waste received into the warehouse
• Ensure correct segregation, storage and handling of dangerous goods and hazardous materials
• Support loading and unloading of trucks within the depot
• Maintain compliance with EPA, dangerous goods, environmental and safety requirements
• Identify and manage risks associated with unknown or incorrectly labelled chemicals
• Work closely with customers, laboratories, schools and industrial clients to support safe waste management
• Provide practical guidance to customers and internal teams around chemical handling and disposal requirements
• Maintain accurate documentation, manifests and waste tracking records
• Support the safe and efficient operation of the warehouse and broader depot
• Work closely with drivers, warehouse staff and external stakeholders to ensure waste is handled correctly
• Contribute to continuous improvement across safety, compliance and operational processes

Your Background

In order to be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a qualification in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience working with hazardous materials, dangerous goods or waste
• Strong understanding of chemical compatibility, segregation and safe handling requirements
• Confidence working in a warehouse, depot, plant or field-based environment
• Forklift licence
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to deal with customers and external stakeholders in a clear and professional way
• A safety-first mindset and confidence working around potentially high-risk materials

What’s on Offer?

• Senior standalone role
• Join a fast-growing and innovative Australian business at the forefront of sustainable waste management
• Hands-on chemical operations position with real ownership
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Broad exposure across dangerous goods, hazardous waste and customer-facing technical work
• Opportunity to help shape processes as the business continues to grow
• Professional development and career growth opportunities

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, you can contact Katie at Blackbook Executive on 0484512649.