Laboratory Chemist

Analytical Chemist, Laboratory Chemist

Temporary initially until end of June 2025. This is working on a project.

Based Reading.

Our client is a multinational consumer goods corporation; specializing in a wide range of personal care and hygiene products; organized into several segments including Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby and Feminine care.

We are looking for an Analytical Chemist

Responsibilities include:

* Conform to site and lab Health, Safety and Environment requirements

* Comply with principles of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

* Provide high quality standardised methodology execution in accordance to Procter and Gamble and/or external authority requirements such as:-

* Batch production records

* Sample testing and qualification

* Equipment calibrations

* Adherence to global/site methods and site SOP's

* Ensure timely delivery of testing data and reports for testing

* Sample submission logging into Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN)

* Provide communication to Supervisor and support timely investigation of all compliance findings, retests, and test deviation investigations and actions

* Collaborate with supervisor on quality and Safety inspection findings and support execution of any resulting improvement programs.

* Highlight to the supervisor any problems associated with work which might pose a hazard or impact quality

* Highlight to the Laboratory supervisor any observed compliance outages within the laboratory.

* Have personal ownership for quality of work; working with supervisor to implement recommended improvements.

* Scheduling and tracking for all agreed activities

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE

* BSC in a scientific field and or laboratory experience, preferably including broader industry experience

* Recent experience in chemical industry with good manufacturing and laboratory practice knowledge (e.g. quality control)

* Good knowledge of analytical techniques used for product development and quality controls

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

* Experience in an Wet chemical/Analytical/QC laboratory including batch making techniques

* HPLC, GCMS

* Experience of pH, Viscosity, Rheology and measures

* Strong Good Science aptitude and good practices focus

* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a passion for accuracy and attention to detail.

* A proactive thinker who can anticipate future issues and propose pragmatic solutions.

* Excellent interpersonal skills – must be able to effectively interact with a team environment, of different and at different levels within the company

* Strong Analytical thinking and problem solving

* Good Computer literacy