Manufacturing Chemist - Nr Yeovil - £40-46 DOE
Due to expansion, my client, a leading manufacturer in their niche field, is looking to recruit a Manufacturing Chemist / Formulation Chemist for a newly created role in their business. The successful Chemist will reinforce the company's technical capability and strengthen their growing middle management team.
The Role
This role sits in the Research & Development team. This team's goal is to support the Operations department to optimise current products, processes, and manufacturing techniques. In addition, the team helps Sales & Marketing provide products and solutions to meet the emerging needs of customers and the marketplace.
The Research & Development team participates in identifying their overall goals, in line with the commercial objectives of the company:
1. Provide support to Operations, for example, assistance with specialist coating processes, plant, process improvement, and technical production problems.
2. Support Sales & Marketing needs to provide bespoke formulation solutions for customers.
3. Work on opportunities identified by other areas of the business to research and develop new products.
The Successful Industrial Chemist
The ideal candidate will have:
1. A background in chemistry and/or material science.
2. A degree in a scientific field with some years of experience, ideally in a commercial setting.
3. Experience in chemical sciences, able to apply knowledge for practical outcomes.
4. A collaborative and cooperative personality with clear communication skills.
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