Assistant Chemist

Position: Materials Scientist/ Chemist Location: Derbyshire Salary: £35k-£45k Company/ Sector: Chemicals/ Polymers The Role: • To complete allocated product development tasks and projects to agreed timetable, standards and budgets, recording all events and data within the Project System. • To ensure that the RandD laboratory functions effectively, meeting standards in respect of quality, health and safety and hygiene and that equipment is well maintained. • To keep accurate and comprehensive records of all testing and research activities. • To work to a weekly laboratory work plan for the product portfolio. • To support Production with the transfer of a new product or a modified existing product from laboratory to production, investigating and resolving any areas of concern. • To liaise with the Quality Manager about quality issues including specifications, production issues, non-conformances and any other QC matters on the associated product portfolio. • To support the Senior Product Development Chemists and Quality Manager with the investigation of customer and supplier complaints. To help establish root causes and corrective action. • To create and maintenance of associated PMC, PMF, PMI, BPF and BPI on the Company s ERP software on matters of BOM, release criteria and attachments (COSHH and batch cards) for the associated product portfolio. • To gather, compile and interpret data in order to contribute to project reports. To provide data and work activity updates for the ..... full job details .....