Formulation Chemist Junior Middleton 2024

If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity.

Key purpose

Working closely with the PD engineers to carry out practical laboratory work in order to develop formulations in line with the given brief, this includes making samples, performance testing, stability and delivery of assigned COP projects in line with agreed dates.

Reporting progression of development projects to the PD Engineers and where appropriate internal and external customers

Key responsibilities

Health and Safety

• Working within the defined Health and Safety standards. Using laboratory knowledge to proactively suggest areas for improvement.

Technology

• Sample preparation in order to deliver new formulations as such that the customer demands are met, internally and externally.
• Stability testing of new of new formulations and alternative raw materials, ensuring the defined protocol is followed and findings reported
• Preparation of customer samples according to defined processes and required labelling
• Carrying out laboratory work required for benchmarking as agreed with the formulation engineer.
• Preparation of samples for the appropriate external testing for all formulation developments.
• Collaboration with the PD engineers to develop new test methodology to support the development process
• Liaising with suppliers to obtain new raw materials

COP/Cost Leadership

• Working with the PD engineer to carry out the practical laboratory work to deliver the agreed COP program and report progress to responsible PD engineer on progress.

Offer briefing and tenders

• Providing timely and accurate samples in response to customer tenders and sample requests

Communication and Technical Support

• Providing formulation details to the PD engineer in order to provide PD technical data
• Reporting the progress of all projects and activities to the PD Engineers
• Working with the PD Engineers to delivering the correct level of technical support to the Business Unit clusters and customers in order to develop customer relationships.

Key result areas

• Health and Safety in the laboratory
• Employing best health and safety practice within the laboratory and ensure all processes for managing and reporting are followed
• Sample preparation
• Preparation of accurate laboratory samples in order to ensure that development projects and customer tenders are delivered on time , to performance and costs plans and in line with the brief provided.
• Project reporting if required
• Accurate documentation of laboratory work and reporting of results to the PD engineer and ensuring the overall project tracker is maintained and accurate
• Benchmarking
• Carrying out the required work to deliver the benchmarking plan and accurate recording of results
• Be actively involved in laboratory continuous improvement projects

Behavioural competencies & personal characteristics

• Organised and able to work to deadlines
• Chemical awareness
• Accuracy of testing and results reporting
• Results driven and motivated
• Good communication skills
• Confidence to make suggestions on continuous improvements

Technical competencies & qualifications

Languages

• Language of the local laboratory
• English : knowledge written and spoken desirable
• Additional languages beneficial

Systems

• Good user knowledge of Word, Excel, outlook, internet
• SAP experience beneficial

Knowledge

• Awareness of chemicals and laboratory practices

McBride Principles

Teamwork

• Work together, learn from mistakes, support each other, and respect others opinions regardless of your own views.
• Think of the needs of the team and focus on the achievement of collective results.
• Handle any issue as one team and hold each other accountable for delivering results.
• Have the moral courage to bring all topics and difficult issues on the table for discussion, and commit to decisions collectively taken.

Leadership

• Create an environment that encourages teamwork, engagement, and communication.
• Set the tone for a focus on results and define goals that are specific and actionable.
• Take the lead and responsibility, move forward without hesitation, and solve problems quickly.

Engagement

• Be present and participate in the realisation of our mission, vision and goals.
• Buy in to decisions, commit to plans, and always look for improvement.
• Join in on discussions and debates.
• Act with speed, agility, and confidence.

Communication

• Be genuinely open with one another.
• Talk and listen to each other.
• Challenge each other.
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

This job description describes the key areas of the post but is not exhaustive. The job description is subject to review and amendments in line with the needs of the business.

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