Manufacturing Chemist - Nr Yeovil - GBP40-46 DOE
Only Candidates with full rights to work in the UK will be considered
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, in assistance of specialist coating processes and 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 a background in chemistry and/or material science. They should:
1. Be degree educated in a scientific field with some years of experience, ideally in a commercial setting.
2. Have experience in chemical sciences and be able to apply knowledge for very practical outcomes.
3. Possess a personality that can work collaboratively and cooperatively with colleagues across the business, with clear communication skills.
4. Demonstrate a 'completer finisher' attitude in support activities, as well as in the ability to solve specific practical problems.
5. Be flexible and resourceful in approach, remembering that it is a small business dealing with a wide variety of products, many of which are bespoke and on a short timeframe.
6. Have the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
7. Experience of fertilisers or related fields is desirable, but not essential.
This role is site-based (40 hours) and is commutable from Wincanton, Yeovil, Shaftesbury, Shepton Mallet, Dorchester, Blandford Forum, Salisbury, Weymouth. It may suit a candidate that has previously worked as a laboratory Chemist, Formulation Chemist, or in R&D.
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