Chemist Residue Utilisation (m/f/d)

About the job

We manufacture high-quality refining chemicals, intermediates, and exclusive active ingredients for the world’s leading chemical and pharmaceutical industries. As a company with a production site in Dottikon in the canton of Aargau, we specialise in safety-critical reactions and position ourselves as a strategic development and production partner.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

The Recycling & Disposal department assesses and processes residue streams from our own production as well as from external partners. The environmentally sound utilisation of these substances is mainly carried out in our own waste recovery and wastewater pre-treatment plants or in cooperation with external partners in Switzerland and neighbouring countries. To ensure ecologically and economically optimised handling of recycling and disposal projects, we are looking to strengthen our team.

Chemist Residue Utilisation (m/f/d)

Your Responsibilities

• Assessment and categorisation of residue streams from chemical laboratory and operational processes considering the following aspects

• Compatibility of chemicals and materials
• Material flow and substance flow, timing correlations
• Economic criteria
• Ecology, logistics routes and ADR regulations

• Communication with the external disposal market; active and relevant network building and expansion; contact with authorities, customers and service providers
• Maintenance of databases (ERP and interfaces with authorities)
• Identification of value chains and sustainable cycles including cost analysis; preparation of decision-making bases with evaluated variants
• Promotion of the circular economy: active contribution to waste minimisation; process optimisation and resource conservation
• Support of the administrative utilisation process from external inquiry through to offer preparation and disposal
• Maintenance of official permits

Your Profile

• Solid experience in a chemical environment
• Chemist/Chemical engineer from BSc level (including natural sciences with a chemical focus), sound knowledge of inorganic and organic chemistry
• Experience in industry and handling of special waste from the chemical industry is an advantage
• Pragmatic, analytical and logical working style
• Confident technical documentation style
• Fluent German, additional national languages are an advantage
• High commitment, efficient and goal-oriented working style
• Strong communication skills and negotiation ability in an interdisciplinary environment

Our Environment

• Demanding, dynamic and performance-oriented company
• Flat hierarchies, open and direct working atmosphere, clear structures
• Individual development opportunities
• Work at the production site
• Company-owned staff restaurant with affordable menus
• Directly next to the station and free parking spaces for employees

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you believe you can contribute more than you currently do? Are you seeking a strategically sustainable and long-term employer? Then we look forward to receiving your application via the apply button.

Further information: www.dottikon.com