Development Chemist

Talentmark are recruiting for a Development Chemist to join a chemicals manufacturing company at their site based in Rochdale on a full time, permanent basis.

The Company

Our client manufactures well-known brands for the automotive after market and they pride themselves on innovation, quality and diversity

The role

• Driving the formulation and development of new products
• Developing new and improved test methods to improve formulations etc
• Liaison with suppliers to achieve best performance with modern raw materials
• Supporting Sales, Marketing & Export functions in the provision of information for customer
• Helping Production/Operations to resolve plant problems as they arise
• Specification checking on products and testing/report writing on benchmark product

Your Background

• Degree level or other useful standard in Chemistry or other physical science.
• Previous experience and knowledge of automotive & industrial oils a distinct advantage.
• Experience of chemical analysis would be advantageous e.g. FT-IR, XRF, ICP.
• Experience of working with FMCG or industrial chemical products in a lab/customer environment.
• UK Driving Licence

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