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Chemist

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Posting date: 15 July 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 July 2025
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1FG
Company: SRG
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: BBBH164937_1752581855

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Summary

Job Title: Chemist- Global Agrochemical Company

Contract: 6 months

Location: Huddersfield

Salary: £19.00 per hour

SRG are working with a global Agrochemical company that are seeking a Chemist to join their busy team. They are looking for a chemistry related graduate with some industrial experience.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Plan and execute syntheses to develop efficient routes for target molecules, meeting project objectives for yield, purity, cost and sustainability as agreed with the +1 manager
  • Identify critical process parameters, and optimize conditions through systematic experimentation and statistical design
  • Collaborate with analytical chemistry, computational modelling, and process safety teams to characterize products, understand reaction kinetics, and assess process hazards as required.
  • Document all experimental work comprehensively in electronic lab notebooks, prepare technical reports, and present findings to project teams
  • Ensure compliance with laboratory safety protocols and regulatory requirements while handling hazardous materials and conducting chemical reactions

Essential Requirements:

  • Master/PhD in chemistry or equivalent industrial experience in chemistry
  • Demonstrated track record in developing novel synthetic routes
  • Effective project management and organizational abilities (ability to plan own work >2 weeks)
  • Strong problem-solving skills in organic synthesis challenges
  • Strong foundation in chemistry, reaction mechanisms, and modern synthetic methodologies
  • Understanding of process chemistry principles and scale-up considerations
  • Awareness/knowledge of DoE (Design of Experiments) and statistical analysis
  • Experience with chemical literature, database searching, and retrosynthetic analysis

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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