Job Specification

The Role

• To have read and understood the company safety policy and ensure the safe operation of the plant and designated areas to comply with the objectives of the policy.
• To ensure that quality safety standards as defined by the company standard are adhered to as necessary.
• To be accountable for the full and comprehensive recording of process information and adherence to process work instructions.
• To maintain and set good housekeeping standards within the designated areas whilst on shift.
• To monitor processing for non-conformances and to report such to the Production Manager.
• Be accountable for variances against standard yields and times.
• Where required, to be involved in the documentation, development and scale up of new processes from the R&D and Process Support departments.
• To provide support and guidance to the supervisor when required.
• To be responsible for the security of Kilo Lab out of normal working hours and provide assistance to the Shift Supervisor in the overall security of the site.
• To be responsible for training and development of operational staff with reference to standard operating procedures, equipment instructions and process work instructions.
• To ensure the safe and complete handover of the designated areas to the oncoming shift.
• Whilst accepting the role of a working chemist, to ensure that additional duties that may be reasonably assigned to the chemist are fully carried out and adequately handed over to the oncoming shift.
• To ensure that quality standards as defined by the company standard are adhered to and championed as necessary.

The Person

• Must be Graduate Degree Chemist.
• PHD Chemist is desirable.
• Manufacturing/operational experience in organic chemistry processing is preferred.
• Must be happy to work shifts.

Benefits

• Chance to work for a market leader.
• Paid OT.
• Career progression.
• Private Health insurance.
•  If interested please email a CV to sean.barker@mtrec.co.uk or call him on  0191 242 5618.