Are you an R&D / Formulation chemist looking for an exciting new role for 2025?

Do you enjoy working on a variety of different product briefs from concept to launch?

Do you thrive in a friendly, fun and collaborative team?

This could be the opportunity you've been looking for

Key responsibilities:

New Product Development

• Develop formulations for applications in key categories
• Liaise with appropriate development, supply chain & quality personnel to scale up / hand over to manufacturing.
• Work within multifunctional teams to help ensure products are launched on time, meeting targets of cost & quality.
• Develop methods to test and validate performance attributes. Write technical reports & claims support documentation.
• Liaise with Marketing & Sales personnel to complete design briefs and translate product claims into performance attributes.
• Maintain awareness of new technology in the marketplace and identify opportunities to apply to new products developments.

Product Maintenance (Value Added/Value Engineering Projects, Quality & Regulatory)

• Liaise with Procurement & SC personnel to help support cost down initiatives
• Remain up to date with developments in areas of legislation & HSE and ensure assigned development programs conform.
• Proactively seek to reduce costs of products, components & processes.

Skills, experience, character and qualifications:

• Friendly, collaborative and self motivated character
• Degree level qualification in Chemistry or closely related subject
• Minimum of 1 - 2 years experience in a formulated products manufacturing environment, ideally within FMCG
• Ideally experience within the homecare, personal care, surfactant, paints or coatings industries