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