Vacancy Number: req4453
Location: Ditton
Location Address: Foundry Lane, Ditton
Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 8UB
United Kingdom
Closing Date: 11/3/2024
Be part of our journey
Croda is the name behind some of the world’s biggest Healthcare and Personal Care brands. We supply a wide range of ingredients used within their products to deliver the performance you expect from your favourite brands.
As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high-performance solutions.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Development Scientist to join the Process Development team at our Ditton site in Widnes, Cheshire in a permanent position. The role will involve production support, development, optimisation and investigation of existing processes as well as providing technical support to other departments on site.
The position will include development of a wide range of products covering biopolymers, metal oxide dispersions with some biotransformation support with final use of finished good, being sold primarily into the consumer care market.
Benefits Package:
The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including:
* Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
* 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* Access to share plans
* Cycle to work scheme
* Car leasing scheme
* Retail platform benefits
* Free car parking on Croda sites
Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.
Essentials:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent in chemistry or a related discipline
* Possess excellent laboratory skills
* Ability to critically analyse problems
* Show initiative in developing innovative and creative solutions to problems and projects
* Confidence to challenge and amend existing working practices
* Ability to work safely and unsupervised
* Adaptable and able to handle changing priorities
Desirables:
* Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver against deadlines
* Good attention to detail
* Effective communication skills
* Ability to understand a wide range of chemistries, including organic chemistry
* Ability to draw meaningful and workable conclusions to projects
* Knowledge of analytical techniques and applications
Application Information:
To apply for this position please log in to the MyCroda system and view our current vacancies. Please email jobs@croda.com if you require any help with the online system.
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