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Our client is a chemical manufacturer in the agrochemical, fine and specialty chemical industries. They are looking for an industrial chemist to join the Operations team in the role of Process Chemist.

The Role

Reporting to the Production Unit Leader, the main responsibilities of the role are:

• To provide technical chemistry and industrial processing expertise with a problem solving and troubleshooting service to the Operations organisation.
• To propose and validate process improvements and to provide expert technical input into the design and development of new and existing plant, processes, or products.
• To audit plant performance standards of Safety, Environment, Quality, Reliability, Capacity and Cost.
• Working within a Plant Performance team, support and give technical guidance to the plant technical manager and engineering support team.
• Daily contact with Operations personnel, communicating and influencing to provide the technical support for the operation and optimisation of processes.
• To undertake all necessary laboratory & investigative studies & evaluations to support existing and future new manufacturing.

Qualifications/Experience

Prospective candidates must hold:

• A chemistry degree, or higher.
• Experience in the technology, operation, and systems of industrial chemical manufacture.
• Experience of chemical plant control systems is preferred.
• Experience of new process industrialisation would be beneficial.
• Experience of Lean/Six Sigma would be beneficial.
• This role will be most suited to someone with a few years’ industrial experience, ready to take on a challenging & varied technical role.

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