Senior Analytical Chemist
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,000 to £40,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | Whitefield, Greater Manchester, M45 7QZ |
| Company: | SRG |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BBBH169715_1763547924 |
Summary
Title: Senior Analytical Chemist
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
SRG is exclusively partnered with a rapidly growing speciality chemical manufacturer who are now looking to hire a Senior Analytical Chemist to join the lab team at their site in Manchester. This exciting Senior Analytical Chemist opportunity would be well suited to an Analyst with several years' experience developing GC-MS and GC-FID methods looking to take a step up and secure a role in a fantastic business who place significant emphasis on employee wellbeing.
Benefits: Enhanced 7.5% matched pension, private healthcare, flexible working, 35 working hours per week with an early finish on Fridays!
Role / Description
- Reviewing current laboratory processes to understand improvement areas
- Developing, troubleshooting and optimising GC-MS and GC-FID methods
- Managing multiple improvement projects
- Working with the Analytical Manager to prioritise the workload of the team
- Mentoring and training of Analysts in the team
- Reverse engineering of competitor chemicals to determine composition
- Maintenance and troubleshooting of GC-MS and GC-FID instruments.
Requirements
- Significant, recent industrial experience developing GC-MS and GC-FID methods
- Experience carrying out analytical process improvement projects
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring and training Analysts
- Experience in an ISO accredited laboratory would be highly advantageous
- Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively with a multitude of departments
- Able to multi-task and change priorities quickly depending on business need.
If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on 07979 020974. If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.com to view our other vacancies.
SRG is the UK's number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors.
As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It's this combination that makes us different. We're committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients.
Keywords: Senior Analytical Chemist, Laboratory Analyst, QC Analyst, Lab Analyst, Quality Control Analyst, GC, Gas Chromatography, GC-FID, GC-MS, Method Development, Method Optimisation, Method Troubleshooting, Method Validation, Instrument Troubleshooting, Instrument Maintenance.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.