Senior Chemist
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  • England,North West,Lancashire
  • full-time
  • £35,000 - £45,000 per annum
Job Description:
Senior Chemist required on a permanent basis, based in Lancashire. Requiring a degree in Chemistry (or similar) and recent, proven industrial experience of formulating and analysing products (ideally within the construction industry), as well as planning and delivering development projects.
Title: Senior Chemist
Location: Lancashire
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Term: Permanent
SRG are working with a global business who specialise in the development and production of construction products. Due to a recent restructuring, they are now seeking to hire a Senior Chemist to join their technical team. This role will involve overseeing innovative projects to support in expanding the business’ reach into new and existing markets. As a Senior Chemist, the successful candidate will play a critical role in identifying opportunities, support in developing and analysing products and combining a strong technical experience with a focus on market-drive innovation. Ideal candidates will have recent, proven industrial experience of formulating and analysing products (ideally within the construction industry) whilst also have experience or an interest in managing and delivering development projects.
Benefits: You will be joining a successful and global manufacturer, contributing to their continued success. Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm. 23 days holiday plus bank holidays. An opportunity to work up to 2 days a week at home.
Role/Description
*Plan the activities assigned and organise the daily program, carrying out the pending test for the ongoing projects
*Develops products defining with the Laboratory Manager the formulation targets, keeping in mind the targets defined for the project
*Collects and analyses results, sharing them with the other people involved in the projects or laboratory activities
*Follows the industrialization and validation phases for the products
*Takes initiative in the organisation of update meetings with Laboratory Manager, Product Marketing, Quality Control in order to discuss the updates, results obtained and possible follow up strategy for the projects in which they are involved
*Keeps the project documentation constantly updated, tracking every phase of the laboratory activities
*Deals with the maintenance of the laboratory spaces, to ensure the performances and the cleaning of the laboratory instruments
Requirements
*Degree in Chemistry (or similar)
*Recent, proven industrial experience of development/formulation work of products, ideally within the construction andDIY sector *Experience of analysing products is also desirable

*Recent, proven industrial of planning/delivering/managing projects
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills
*Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise
If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively please email a copy of your CV to . For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Chris on .
If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.com to view our other vacancies.
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