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Gemma Nixon

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Business Development Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Business Development Manager

Waste Management

South London

ยฃ35,000 per annum + Car or Car allowance andย Commission

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Introductionโ€ฆ

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Our client is a leading nationwide integrated waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling, and technologically driven energy generation services across the UK. Our client is looking for a Business Development Manager to identify and drive new business activities within the commercial and industrial sectors.

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Roles & Responsibilities

As the Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Developing potential market opportunities and generating leads within the commercial and industrial sectors over telephone, LinkedIn, email campaigns and site visits
  • Understanding of the commercial landscape for developing strong business pipelines, proactively selling profitable new business to achieve and exceed quarterly / annual new business targets.
  • To manage proactively and reactively, the selling of profitable new business within the sales territory and identify new prospect lists for business opportunities
  • Report call, lead, quote, and contract activity on to the Company Operating System
  • Produce and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly personal performance to the Regional Sales Manager

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Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

  • Excellent sales experience, developing, managing, and implementing new business services.
  • Strong desire to exceed and generate business
  • Ability to negotiate and strong selling skills.
  • A full UK driving licence is essential
  • An understanding of the waste industry would be desirable

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Salary & Package

Whatโ€™s on offer for this exciting role:

  • Basic salary of ยฃ35,000 per annum
  • Uncapped commission
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Fantastic company benefits.

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How to Apply

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Technical Assessor
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Technical Assessor

Chesterfield

Waste Management

Up to ยฃ27,000 + Package

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Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Technical Assessor to join one of the leading Waste Management specialists working within the Hazardous Waste sector across the UK. They are looking for a capable Technical Assessor to join an established team providing technical expertise to ensure waste streams across the business groups are dealt with in a compliant and commercially sound manner.

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The Job

Working as a Technical Assessor, you will be responsible forโ€ฆ
  • Identify and assign cost effective treatment and processing routes for a variety of hazardous waste streams (both in house and external) to meet waste enquiries.
  • Carry out technical assessment of waste enquiries through characterising and applying accurate classification of the waste and ensuring all waste brought onto site meets current permits, compliance and legislation.
  • Provide technical advice, support and guidance to sites within the organisation and to external customers.
  • Work to current company policies, procedures and legislation.
  • Producing reports as and when required
  • Providing suitable waste routing plans and determining accurate pricing for customer enquiries.
  • Proactively supporting the correct safety culture across all sites.

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The Candidate

To be considered for this position, candidates are expected to have a background working within a technical assessment/ support role with some understanding of working within the waste management sector, specifically hazardous waste management. ย 

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Candidates should hold a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in Chemistry with a strong ability to understand and interpret analytical data and legislation

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Demonstrable experience communicating and coordinating with people at all levels of an organisation is also desired as this role will require working with customers, clients and internal personnel.

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Whatโ€™s on offer
  • Basic Salary of up to ยฃ27,000 DOE
  • Opportunity to progress career in the Chemical and Waste Management industries.
  • Full training and support

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How to Apply

To apply, please call Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Site Chemist
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  • TERMS: permanent

Site Chemist Hazardous Waste Chesterfield Up to ยฃ30,000

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Introduction

We are currently seeking a qualified Site Chemist to work with an industry leader in Hazardous Waste Management Services, focussing on the disposal and collection of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Working as their Transfer Station Site Chemist, you will be responsible for supporting the daily operations across the waste facility ensuring efficient and effective waste acceptance, sampling and testing for a compliant and safe process at all times.

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The Role

Working as their Transfer Station Site Chemist, you will be responsible for:
  • Assist with the hands-on operation of the hazardous waste transfer station, ensuring materials coming onto and off site are consistently safe and compliant to site permits and environmental regulations.
  • Assist with compiling lists of wastes to be transferred off site to third party disposal points. Liaising with other staff to ensure correct routing of wastes
  • Assist with non- conformance procedures and sample processing within the site for incoming waste streams.
  • Utilise appropriate systems to manage non- compliances.
  • Assist with the daily/weekly plan for the operational areas and laboratory, adapt to the unplanned and unexpected to deliver targets, KPIโ€™s and other requirements.
  • Ensure house-keeping requirements and continuous improvement programmes are supported both directly and through the plant team.
  • Partake in improvement of process, contributing to micro project development.
  • Undertake area administration activity including Chemist Check sheets, process sheets, stock sheets, production records, etc.
  • Other tasks as needed.

This is a very hands-on operational role, working within an industrial transfer station. This role requires working outdoors and will suit someone with a flexible attitude to work.

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The Candidate

To be considered for this position, candidates must have an appropriate chemistry qualification to degree level as well as experience handling a diverse range of chemical compounds including understanding of inter-reactions.

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Candidates should have experience working in a site-based chemist role or working within an industrial laboratory environment with a good understanding of the Waste Management/ Hazardous Waste industry.

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This role will require you to work in a hands-on operational capacity outdoors in all weather conditions.

Whatโ€™s on Offer
  • Basic Salary of up to ยฃ30,000
  • Opportunity to progress career in the Chemical and Waste Management industries.
  • Full training and support

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How to Apply

To apply, please call Lucie Hayward on 07441391419 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Site Operative - Extrusion
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Site Operative

Plastics Recycling

Avonmouth

ยฃ34,000 basic salary (4 on 4 off - Days & Nights)

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Introduction

We are currently looking for a Level 3 Site Operative to join one of the leading Waste Management specialists in the UK. Working at their Plastic Recycling Facility in Avonmouth, the Site Operative will be responsible for supporting with the operating, inspecting and maintenance of static and mobile plant on-site.

This role involves working a 4 on 4 off rotating shift pattern including night shifts, please only apply is this is suitable.

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Roles & Responsibilities

As a Level 3 Site Operative, you will be responsible for:

  • Operation of multiple machines involved in the recycling of plastics, mainly Extruders
  • Cleaning and performing basic maintenance tasks on machinery
  • Undertaking basic fault finding on machinery
  • Occasional cover at other waste facilities as required.
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Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

  • Previous experience of operating mobile plant
  • Demonstrable experience working in a production environment (ideally recycling)
  • Experience operating an Extruder (desirable)
  • Strong understanding of health and safety

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Salary & Package

Whatโ€™s on offer for this exciting role:

  • ยฃ34,000 basic salary
  • 10% annual bonus
  • Fantastic company benefits
  • Opportunity to work for an industry leader

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How to Apply

To apply, please call Hannah Rymill on 02393 911 227 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Business Development Manager - Chemicals
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Business Development Manager Water Treatment Chemicals. Newcastle โ€“ Field based around the North. Competitive Salary + Vehicle + Package ย  ย  Introduction We are currently recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join one of the leaders in process water solutions across the UK. Working as the Business Development Manager, you will be supporting in the development of their water treatment chemicals business, operating across the North, selling water treatment chemical solutions and services to a number of key industrial clients. ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Roles & Responsibilities Working as the Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for planning daily sales activities, marketing initiatives and keeping the companyโ€™s CRM system up to date with prospect clients. Duties will includeโ€ฆ
  • Ensuring sufficient sales activity, territory coverage and future prospect development to achieve individual set financial target.
  • Working closely with the marketing teams, developing growth targets and appropriate activities. Tracking, monitoring and measuring marketing and promotional activities.
  • Understanding customer needs, presenting solutions and creation of proposals, with the delivery of added value to the customer central to the offering;
  • Maintaining good knowledge of competitor strategy and activity to identify new areas of business growth; offering insight data to support negotiation and overcome objections.
  • Providing excellent service to the customer ensuring they are kept up to date with all progress.
  • Provide a strong after sales support service to the customer to ensure longevity of the relationship.
  • Attend trade shows and/or industry conferences to network, be a guest speakerย or promote the business.
Please note, this role will require travel around the North of the UK and the Scottish boarder. ย  ย  ย  Skills & Qualifications Candidates should have a background working within the water treatment industry, ideally with some knowledge of selling technical solutions, chemicals or water treatment services to industrial customers. Due to the technical nature of the role, candidates should hold a Science, Environmental or Engineering Degree or be qualified by experience. Sales experience within the market is not critical, although your personal attributes will need to demonstrate that you are someone who will drive the business forward selling water treatment chemical solutions in this market. Due to the nature of the role, a full driving licence is essential. ย  ย  Salary & Package
  • Basic salary up to ยฃ50,000
  • Company Vehicle
  • Commission Scheme โ€“ Uncapped up to 20%
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
  • Pension Scheme.
ย  ย  How to apply? To apply for this position or to find out more information, please send your CV to Gemma Nixon at [email protected] ย or call directly on 02392 222 964. ย  ย  INDREC

Mechanical Technician
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Mechanical Technician

Plastic Recycling Skelmersdale ยฃ40,500 + Package ( 4on- 4 off Day & Night shifts)

Introduction

Our Client is one of the UK's leading provider of Environmental solutions, offering a full range of Waste and Energy Recovery services through a vast and growing network of Plants and Facilities across the country and as such they are looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join one of their key sites in Skelmersdale. Working as their Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out key planned, preventative and breakdown maintenance across the recycling facility on a wide variety of heavy plant and equipment.

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What you will be doing

As the Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for:

  • Preventative maintenance (PPMs) and reactive maintenance across heavy industrial plant
  • Mechanical fault-finding and route cause analysis techniques
  • Working across all processing plant
  • Maintenance on wash plant,sorting equipment, motors, conveyors and other manufacturing based equipment.
  • Minimising downtime, ensuring plant runs at optimum performance
  • Be able to deliver all work set to the operational expectations and budgetary requirements
  • Keep records using CCM systems
  • Working as part of a shift pattern
  • Other duties as required.

This is 4 on 4 off shift position including night shifts. Please only apply if this is suitable.

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What you will need

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a Mechanical Engineering/ Maintenance role
  • Heavy Industrial experience โ€“ e.g. processing plant, waste, manufacturing
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams and drawings
  • Pneumatic skills and experience

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Whatโ€™s on Offer

  • Competitive Package of up to ยฃ40,500
  • Opportunity to join one of the UKโ€™s leading Waste Management companies

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How to Apply

For more information please contactย Gemma Nixonย on 02392 222 964 or emailing your CV to [email protected].


Field Service Engineer
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Role - Field Service Engineer

Location: Thames Valley Area

Package: ยฃ30,000-ยฃ35,000 per annum + Company van

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Introduction

Astute Technical are proud to be working with the leading supplier of waste recycling equipment, servicing, and consumables in the UK. They are looking for a Field Service Engineer to add to the growing team. A primarily field-based role in the Thames Valley area, the permanent full-time position will require on-site attendance to the clients' locations, dependant on the needs of the business.

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Roles & Responsibilities

As the Multi-Skilled Trainee Engineer, you will be responsible for:

ยทย Carry out regular servicing/preventative maintenance on Recycling Machinery - Primarily balers and compactors.

ยทย To attend breakdowns and complete repairs as required on all recycling equipment at customers sites in our core regions. Within a timely and competent manner, working safely to current legislation.

ยทย You will be required to install and decommission the equipment along with completing training with operatives on the safe use of the equipment.

ยทย Build strong relationships with your colleagues, communicating and working together as a team to maintain customer satisfaction.

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Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

ยท Qualified or experienced field service engineer

ยท Experience with recycling balers and compactors essential

ยท Candidate must be competent in the following areas, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and welding.

ยท Full UK driving license.

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Salary & Package

What's on offer for this exciting role:

ยท ยฃ30,000-ยฃ35,000 per annum

ยท Fuel card supplied.

ยท Company phone and tablet

ยท Holiday loyalty scheme

ยท Pension

ยท In house and manufacturer training provided.

ยท Progression is available for the right candidate.

ยท Company van including power tools.

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How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected] or callย 02392288208ย to speak to Julia Shaw who can tell you more.


HSEQ Advisor
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Company description

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Finding solutions to climate change is the priority of the 21st century, and means switching to low-carbon energy. At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. To achieve this, our 7,500 Switchers combine their historical engineering expertise and project management with digital technologies.

In our 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Asia) of operation, we are working on the production and distribution of low-carbon electricity, through the development of nuclear and renewable energies. We are also supporting the modernisation and development of energy grids, managing the setup and siting for new transmission and distribution networks, and using hydrogen to decarbonise the transport and industry sectors.

Assystem's Project Management & Consulting (PM&C) Business provides the delivery of sustainable performance improvements within the following practice areas: Consents & Engagement; Commercial Management; Project Management; Environmental Services; Planning & Project Controls; Risk Management and Business Intelligence across the nuclear and transportation sectors.

Job description

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The HSEQ Advisor is responsible for ensuring that Company Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001), policies and processes are implemented and personnel are adhering to the requirements of the IMS across the organisation.ย  This is an operational role and will involve partnering with our Business Units to respond to Client HSEQ contractual requirements, completing safety walkdowns and undertaking surveillance of our activities and supply chain.ย 

Responsibilities:

  • Carry out project specific HSEQ audits as directed by the HSEQ Director and IMS Lead and as required by the Business Units and customer requirements.
  • Promote a strong HSEQ culture across the business.
  • Support the Business Unit during Client audits of project activities.
  • Support the Business Units with resolving any non-conformances relating to EHSQ.
  • Delivering support and coaching on the use of the management systems.
  • Work with the Business Units to maintain and develop processes.
  • Deliver regular comms around areas relevant to our activities.
  • Support any HSE incidents and/or investigations.
  • Monthly reporting โ€“ tracking and reporting HSEQ metrics relevant to the Business Units.
  • Support with the management and capture of Lessons Learnt.
  • Support with bids, responding to HSEQ specific questions.
  • Day to day liaison with project teams on all quality, environmental and health and safety related matters.
  • Support with external audits of the IMS as required (ISO, Achilles, RISQS).
  • Support wider HSEQ team activities as required.
Qualifications

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Essential:

  • Minimum 2 years experience in a HSEQ role.
  • At least one of ISO 45001, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 Internal Auditor qualifications.
  • Tech IOSH.
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365.
  • Excellent written and communication skills.
  • Must be able to obtain the appropriate level of security clearance.
  • Willingness to travel to sites across the UK.

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of working in any of the following sectors: Nuclear, Transport Infrastructure, Rail, Construction or Energy services.
  • Practitioner of IEMA or working towards.
  • ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Internal Auditor qualifications.
Additional information

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**Security clearance**

Whilst we encourage applications from all nationalities, Assystem within the UK are subject to security and export control restrictions due to the nature of work to be undertaken.

These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our peopleโ€™s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.


Business Development Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astuteโ€™s Nuclear team is exclusively partnering with a globally recognised engineering and technology business to recruit a Business Development Manager for its EMEA client base. The pivotal Business Development Manager role comes with a salary up to ยฃ80,000, hybrid working and great benefits. If youโ€™re a sales professional with experience in the nuclear sector and are looking to work for a global organisation that is expanding into the UK nuclear sector, backed by a global reputation for innovation in challenging, safety-critical environments, then submit your CV to apply today. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Responsibilities and duties of the Business Development Manager role As the Business Development Manager you will: ย 
  • Drive the organisationโ€™s entry into the nuclear sector by developing and executing a new business strategy focused on safety-critical components and connection technologies used in inspection, maintenance, and asset integrity applications.
  • Identify and engage with key stakeholders across the UK, EMEA, and Middle East nuclear markets to build strong client relationships and secure new business opportunities.
  • Act as the internal nuclear sector expert, advising senior leadership on market trends, key clients, and potential entry points for product adoption.
  • Leverage existing industry knowledge and contacts to open doors, initiate conversations, and build credibility within nuclear networks.
  • Navigate complex organisational structures within large clients to identify and influence decision-makers across engineering, procurement, and project delivery teams.
  • Work closely with technical and commercial teams to position the companyโ€™s specialist mechanical products as viable, compliant solutions for nuclear applications.
  • Represent the business at client meetings, site visits, and relevant industry events, effectively communicating technical value and commercial benefit.
  • Provide regular market feedback to inform product development, strategic planning, and commercial positioning.
  • Travel across the UK and internationally (approx. 40%) to support business development activity and stakeholder engagement.
  • Maintain a proactive, self-sufficient approach to business development, consistently generating new leads and driving long-term growth.
Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following: ย 
  • A degree or equivalent in engineering or a related field (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering) would be advantageous but is not essential.
  • Proven track record in business development or technical sales within the nuclear sector is essential.
Personal skills ย  The Business Development Manager role would suit someone who is: ย 
  • Well-versed in the nuclear industry's standards, stakeholder structures, and compliance requirements, with an understanding of how to engage Tier 1 contractors, regulators, and the wider supply chain.
  • Experienced in selling into highly regulated, safety-critical environments such as nuclear, oil & gas, defence, or aerospace.
  • Familiar with technical products such as mechanical assemblies or connection systems used in inspection, maintenance, or asset integrity applications.
Salary and benefits of the Business Development Manager role ย 
  • Competitive base salary up to ยฃ80,000, depending on experience
  • Life assurance at 4x base salary
  • Private medical insurance
  • Flexible, hybrid working model with international travel
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Programme Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent