Product Development Chemist

Position : Product Development 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 R&D laboratory functions effectively, meeting standards in respect of quality, health & 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 deputise for the Senior Pr...