Commercial Scientist Generalist Industrial Chemist 路拢40-46K DOE 路24days holiday plus Bank holidays 路Full time 40hours per week Monday- Friday 路Chemical manufacturing - Niche Fertilisers 路Dorset / Somerset border near Wincanton 聽 My client, a successful, dynamic and niche manufacturing company, is looking to add to their growing technical team and recruit a full time Commercial Scientist / Generalist Industrial Chemist. The successful candidate will be working for a company that is one of the leaders in its field supplying fertilisers and related products to the amenity turf market (golf courses, football pitches, bowling greens etc.). The successful Product Chemist & Material scientist will be central to the lab team providing service and expertise in Product support, Product Formulation, Material and Product Testing and other general scientific support and will be working as part of a small team in the companies Innovation centre. Key skills required for the role include: 路Solid background in chemistry or material sciences. 聽 路The person needs to have a demonstrable skill set in up-to-date literature searching skills using professional platforms. 路In addition to the research skills, someone who is gifted in applying the findings to practical, real-world application. 路Although the problems all focus upon the field of specialist fertiliser products it requires a person of a generalist mind-set, able to apply otherwise unrelated concepts to the variety of technical problems that present themselves. 路Someone with the appetite for the fast-moving dynamic of a small company and its collaborative spirit would enjoy this role. 路A background in product development would be an advantage, as would someone with an interest in biopolymers or sustainable polymer coatings. 路Although we are a fertiliser business, prior knowledge of this field is not essential as it is the wider chemistry that matters, providing that it is applicable to a commercial scale. 聽 This role is commutable from Templecombe, Wincanton, Bridgwater, Yeovil, Stalbridge, Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Blandford Forum, Shepton Mallet 聽and may suit a person that has previously worked as a R&D Scientist, Commercial Scientist, Industrial scientist, Industrial Chemist 聽 聽 聽
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Manucomm Recruitment
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for a month
Yeovil, Somerset BA21 5EG
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The position is for a Commercial Scientist Generalist Industrial Chemist with a salary range of 拢40-46K depending on experience.
- The role is full-time, requiring 40 hours of work per week from Monday to Friday, and offers 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
- The successful candidate will be part of a small team in the company's Innovation Centre, focusing on the niche fertiliser market for the amenity turf sector.
- Candidates should have a solid background in chemistry or material sciences, with experience in literature searching and practical application of research findings.
- While prior knowledge of fertilisers is not essential, a background in product development or an interest in biopolymers is advantageous.
