Process Optimisation Chemist

The Role: Fircroft are proudly working in partnership with specialist chemical business Lianhetech, Seal Sands, to appoint a experienced Senior Development Chemist to their team. Recruitment is due to large scale site expansion. Do you have the required skills, knowledge & experience to support the business? Job role: To work within the process optimisation group, taking full ownership of the established processes running in production within a designated area. This will include covering the technical start-up of existing processes providing supervision, guidance, issuing of instructions, monitoring performance, process training, and provide technical input and advice to the manufacturing plant. The role will also involve working to deliver improvements to yield, quality and throughput of existing processes, using a range of skills and knowledge, from lab work to statistical analysis of plant data. Responsibilities Ensure that all Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are met including (but not limited to) workplace organisation, work instructions, risk assessments, and control, COSHH assessments, housekeeping standards. Provide chemistry support and supervision for the start-up and ongoing performance of the established processes, to ensure quality and minimise lost time in manufacture. Provide support and training to the manufacturing operators of the established processes. This will include hazards, PPE, critical process parameters, sensitive process parameters, cycle times, hold points and trigger points for each process. Provide direct technical guidance to ensure product quality and to avoid lost time in production Monitor, interpret and report data from the established processes in production within a designated area. This will include the monitoring of critical process parameters, cycle times, OEE, yield and quality. Demonstrate process routes in the laboratory and conduct remedial experimentation as required to support plant activities for root cause analysis and process improvement. Prepare batch documentation or temporary instructions as required to support processing, out of normal operating hours. Review and complete technical assessments on batch documentation. Co-ordinate technical support for prevalidation/validation campaigns with staff in other departments as appropriate. Supervise manufacturing operations and personnel for compliance to quality and HSE systems and chemistry as described in batch documentation and procedures. Liaise with other functions such as Operations, Quality, Procurement, HSE, Analytical and Engineering on chemistry/processing issues. Liaise with internal and external customers on project requirements. Work, as directed by the Process Optimisation Leader, to ensure external customer requirements are met and product manufacturing schedules and targets are achieved. The Company: In the Spring of 2017 Fine Organics Limited was acquired by Lianhetech, one of the largest Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations in China to provide their global customer base with innovative solutions for supply and manufacture in different geographical regions. Since Lianhetech acquired the Seal Sands site they have invested in the core areas of the business. With over 50m investment the site is in a period of change, a further investment has been secured to expand the current s Essential Skills / Qualifications: Chemistry Degree with experience as a chemist in a fine chemical industry role Chemical production background. Understanding of chemical/batch manufacturing systems and their effective implementation. Good understanding of the principles behind process development and scaleup Understanding of the SHEQ challenges for both laboratory and plant operations About Fircroft: Fircroft has been placing people in specialist technical industries for approaching half a century, focusing on mid to senior level engineers for contract and permanent roles worldwide. By applying for this job you give consent for Fircroft to contact you, via email & telephone, to discuss your application along with future positions and Fircroft's services. Fircroft is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner as required under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. Fircroft will only process your personal data for the specific purposes of managing your application. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89742922