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Sure Start Staff are looking for an experienced Chemist to join our client a worldwide company based at one of their sites in Middleton.

Employment Type: Temporary
Pay: £14.42 per hour
Days: Monday – Friday
Hours: 8.00am – 4.30pm

Professional Qualifications: Chemistry BSc (Hons)

You will play a key part amongst the R&D and production departments to introduce new formulations in the workplace. You will work alongside Blenders to ensure a smooth and successful process and to raise and drive process improvements. Ideal candidate will have wet chemistry experience working in a commercial development and manufacturing setting.

Duties Include:

* To work closely with the R&D Team and the Blending team to improve existing product ranges.

* Collaborate between departments to advance ways of working, Right First Time and Trial production Runs.

* To carry out laboratory and pilot plant work as part of projects agreed with line management.

* Preparation of samples for the appropriate external testing for all formulation developments.

* Organise monthly production technical meetings to discuss current projects and encourage good communication.

* To ensure compliance on an individual and departmental level of Company Health and Safety Policy, Procedures, Standards and Regulations always.

* Ensuring prototype products can support proposed claims and formulation costs are verified.

* Consistency and quality of laboratory work will result in department meeting relevant KPI’s.

* Deliver projects on time, meeting customer and internal targets, at agreed variable and production costs.

* All developments can be produced within our factories using agreed methodologies and to agreed efficiency of physical, chemical and process standards.

* Products meet legislative (including IP), and safety standards specified for products.

* Understand material and component structure, characteristics and blending properties.

* Provide advice on suitability and “fit for purpose” aspects and influence the final choice of components.

All our roles are subject to pre-employment checks including references.

To apply for this position:

Please submit your updated CV outlining your employment history with dates, companies where you have worked including job titles and a summary of your duties and skills, alternatively call our office.

Please note - due to the high number of applications we receive we are only able to respond to candidates that are successfully shortlisted for the position.

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