Day in the life of…
Find out more about what it is like being a Technical Chemist at Axil below.
Name
Ben Lowe
Job Title
Technical Chemist
Department
Technical
years at Axil
1 year 8 months
Q&A: Technical Chemist
Find out more about what it is like being a Technical Chemist at Axil below.
- If I’m out on the road then I’ll be on a customer site sorting or listing waste, prepping it so its safe and compliant for transport. Or chatting with a customer, getting some idea of the processes on site that generate waste an advising them, where possible, to help reduce or better segregate the waste.
- If I’m in the office or working from home, then typically I’m generating templates for the waste I’ve listed or for a request from a contract manager or site chemist.
- Sometimes I get to escape to the lab for a little bit of testing and pre-acceptance analysis. These will either be to gather the essential information from a new sample or additional information from a non-conformed waste stream.
Operations, commercial, HSEQ and occasionally transport.
I enjoy its variety. Being in different places from week to week, with different challenges at those sites.
One week I can be up in Yorkshire listing a load for a customer, the next week I could be over in Peterborough learning about a new waste stream. You get to see what goes on everywhere and the other challenges faced by the other departments in Axil.
- Diverse
- Challenging
- Accurate
Always pack a change of clothes. If you’re visiting a site where you could get something on you (especially one of our more fragrant customers), it’s a much nicer drive back if your entire car doesn’t smell of it.
“Axil is a very good company to work for. It employs people who real care about their jobs and the impact that they can make on the planet. It sounds a little cliché to say we’re one big family but its strange to work in a company where you feel like you know everyone and can talk to them, there’s no need for hesitation when asking for help or advice, somewhere someone in the company will know the answers and if not, they’ll point you in the right direction. I look forward to watching the company grow and helping anyway I can.”
Ben Lowe
Technical Chemist
Meet our Cannock & Technical team
James Cooper
Transfer Station Manager
Andrew Forrest
Assistant Site Manager
Laura Middleton
Head of Hazardous Waste
Steph Little
Commercial Manager
Harry Merrell
Technical Contract Manager
Carla Jones
Technical Assessor
Ben Lowe
Technical Chemist
Blaine Robinson
Site Chemist
Howard Jones
Site Chemist
John Dutton
Cannock Site Operative
Andrew Mayo
Cannock Site Operative
Chris Parsons
Cannock Site Operative
Lee Tarbuck
Cannock Site Operative
