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About the Role
The Production Chemist will play a key role in developing, running, and optimizing chemical production processes within a UK-based chemical processing and distribution business. This role requires a chemist with strong practical skills and a problem-solving mindset to ensure products meet strict quality requirements while maintaining safe and efficient manufacturing practices.
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimise chemical processes to support efficient, high-quality production
- Run and monitor mixing and repackaging operations, including the safe handling of air-sensitive and moisture-reactive reagents
- Conduct quality control testing on raw materials and finished goods to ensure compliance with specifications
- Identify and troubleshoot production issues to improve process efficiency and minimise downtime
- Maintain clear and accurate documentation, including batch records, test results and technical logs
- Collaborate with management and production staff to resolve technical challenges and enhance manufacturing procedures
- Ensure adherence to health, safety, environmental and quality regulations, including the safe handling of hazardous materials
Requirements
- Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related field
- Experience in a production, manufacturing or laboratory environment, ideally 3+ years
- Strong knowledge of industrial chemistry and chemical process operations
- Hands-on experience with analytical instruments such as GC, HPLC and spectroscopy
- Excellent problem-solving ability and high attention to detail, particularly around safety and documentation
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Knowledge of GMP and industry safety regulations
- Experience handling air-sensitive or moisture-reactive reagents in a production setting
- Familiarity with COSHH and hazardous substance handling within UK manufacturing
- Exposure to continuous improvement methods such as Lean or Six Sigma
Skills
- Industrial chemistry
- Chemical process operations
- Analytical instruments (GC, HPLC, spectroscopy)
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Collaboration
- Organisational skills
- Time management
- GMP
- Industry safety regulations
- COSHH
- Hazardous substance handling
- Lean
- Six Sigma
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Education Level
- Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related field
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Real opportunities for progression and skill development
- Company-wide training initiatives
- Additional specialist and on-the-job training available
About the Company
- Established UK chemical processing and distribution business
- Known for delivering high-quality products with a strong focus on safety, efficiency and technical excellence
- Reputation built on strong technical expertise and a supportive, collaborative culture
- Business is growing and expanding its production team