Chemist - Development

A vacancy has arisen for a Chemist in the Deployment & Development Team.
The role will provide laboratory and other technical support to the team, collaborating to develop formulations and deliver fundamental understanding of transmission applications. The team works closely with a number of internal and external testing labs with the focus to deliver technical solutions for major European OEMs and customers.

Key Outputs

• Proactively contribute to the high safety standard of the group
• Design, recommend and execute experimental programmes with guidance from supervisor
• Co-ordinate and ensure completion of discrete work elements; arrange package and oil blends, schedule analytical and performance tests, collate and analyse data
• Participate in project / activity teams, present results and conclusions of the work as required
• Interact with internal and external contacts as required to progress projects
• Liaise with external service providers to ensure analytical and bench testing are delivered to a high quality standard and against established timelines

A successful candidate is likely to have:

• Strong commitment to Company HSE and quality values
• Strong sense of urgency and able to drive work forward to meet targets and timelines
• Capable of overcoming obstacles through his / her own initiative and with minimal intervention from supervisor
• Effective multi-tasking, prioritisation and time-management skills
• Capable of drawing technically sound conclusions from data, summarise, document and present results clearly on his / her work
• Able to interact and communicate proactively and harmoniously in the team and with the wider technical community
• Able and willing to take on wider responsibilities to enhance skill set and strive to become a senior member of technical community
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team, with general guidance from supervisor
• Competent user of data analysis packages and word processing software
• Strong scientific background with extensive experience of working in a laboratory is preferred