- Location
- Orange, TX, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Operations
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Chemist, ProductionAs a Chemist, Production you will be responsible for assisting Operations by providing technical assistance in the development of daily plans for receiving, sampling, remediating and incinerating hazardous waste.
- Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and consistently maintaining safe practices
- Coordinates burn planning for the incinerator, including the appropriate balance of all constituents going through all feed sources to the incinerator
- Oversees sampling and testing requirements for wastes received at the facility, including wastes that are not ordinarily sampled for compliance and testing to determine appropriate mix to the incinerator
- Evaluates all waste deliveries for compliance with approved waste streams into the facility
- Assists in the chemical evaluation of process upsets at the facility
- Tracks chemistry of materials going to the incinerator and storage tanks for compliance with facility risk assessment and chemical tracking systems
- Partners with Approvals on new wastes to be approved on correct processing designations
- Partners with technicians regarding chemical safety and training within the facility
- Assists with the development and revision of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for new processes added across the facility
- Participates in TRT and operations production meetings
- Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization
Education
- Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or chemistry (required)Experience
- 3+ years of experience within an industrial or laboratory environment (required)
- Foundational knowledge and experience working with OSHA, DOT and RCRA requirements (required)
- Previous experience in incineration, lab packing, and material handling processes (preferred)
Overview
About Arcwood
Every advancement—from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on—creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.
Our Values
We move forward together, one team with a shared purpose, counting on each other every day. Our core values demonstrate how we work together to deliver value for our customers, putting them at the center of all we do:
- Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
- Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better – advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
- Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together – with our customers, and with each other.
- Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values – lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together – the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.
We’ve reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers’ evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!
