QA/QC Chemist I at Veolia | North America

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Job Description

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. This role is responsible for conducting quality checks, preparing solutions and standards, managing QC weekly work area reporting, performing instrument preventive maintenance, and overseeing area based inventory management. The position also supports process development activities including fractionation, rotary evaporation, stability blend development, and tank/pit blending operations. This role is essential in maintaining laboratory quality standards and supporting continuous improvement of manufacturing processes.

Primary Duties /Responsibilities

• Proficient in all Lab Technician III essential duties and responsibilities.
• Perform a variety of fingerprint screens, cyanide analysis and other wet chemistry methods to determine the nature of hazardous substances.
• Analyze incoming bulk loads to characterize waste samples according to prescribed procedures.
• Operate, maintain, and upkeep various basic analytical instrumentation (bomb calorimeters, Karl Fischer titrators, halogen titrators, Ion Chromatography, pH meters, etc.)
• Perform regular QC testing, analysis, and review. Have an understanding of the Veolia quality manual and required QC metrics.
• Maintain assigned work area inventory, including solution and standards preparation.
• Perform MDL testing in assigned areas. The chemist may be required to prepare and perform MDL studies for other ESS laboratories, necessitating travel to various reclamation and thermal facilities.
• Prepare weekly QC summaries for assigned work areas.
• Assist waste approvals department to assess potential disposal and treatments of hazardous waste.
• Develop and prepare lab-scale stabilization blends and other waste treatments which may include blend development or other specialized PD projects, in conjunction with the Technical and Performance Team. Perform process development work with fractional distillation and other distillation equipment, in conjunction with the Technical and Performance Team.
• Issue regular reports and coordinate with other departments and plant operations.
• Perform other laboratory analysis as requested by immediate supervisor.
• Comply with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies in the disposal of hazardous waste materials
• Interpret analytical data, verify destruction or treatment of stabilization blends, verify product quality, and prepare COA’s (Certificate of Analysis for Product Samples).
• Up to 10% Travel
  
  

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or related STEM discipline required
• Prior work experience with hazardous waste or chemical industry preferred
• Inorganic, organic, or analytical chemistry background strongly desired, but not required.
  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong team player
• Strong customer service orientation
• Ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines.
  
  

Required Certification / Licenses / Training

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred
  
  

Additional Information

Targeted Annual Pay Range: Minimum of $60000 to a maximum of $65000

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. 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.

Sick leave – 56 hours; Observed Holidays – 11 days; Vacation – Flexible Time Off

Eligible for up to 10% Annual Performance Bonus

Job posting is short term (e.g ., 6 months or less)

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.

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.