Process Development Chemist

Cargill; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food and agricultural company is seeking a Process Development Chemist in York, England. The candidate will collaborate on product chemistry and process development, requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and experience in an industrial lab. Responsibilities include designing synthetic routes, developing chemical processes, and performing analytical testing. Competitive salary and benefits offered, along with opportunities for career development. Candidates must be ready to commute to Hull for project needs.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension

Private healthcare

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry is mandatory.
• Experience in process development and scale up in an industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of organic chemistry and laboratory synthesis skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute synthetic routes for specialty molecules.
• Develop scalable and cost-effective chemical processes.
• Perform chemical analytical testing and interpretation of data.

Skills

Experimental design

Process development

Organic chemistry

Laboratory synthesis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Tools

Wet chemistry methods

Analytical instrumentation

Job description

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Process Development Chemist will join a global R&D team with a commitment to driving new product chemistry and process development capabilities across all businesses within Cargill Bioindustrial.

In this role, you will be laboratory-based, and collaborate with research teams, manufacturing sites, commercial teams and supporting functions (product safety, quality, regulatory, IP, supply chain, etc.), to implement business defined technology needs. You will work on chemical process development, product improvements and piloting efforts in one or more broad core technology components and execute research projects that are moderately complex in nature and may require multidisciplinary approaches.

Location

United Kingdom, York (YO41 1LZ)

You will be based in York but expected to work at the Hull location (HU6 7PH) for up to 50% of the time, based on project needs. Therefore, the ability to commute to both locations is required.

Key Accountabilities

• Design and execute synthetic routes for target specialty molecules (typically using esterification, amidation and hydrogenation), including the use of separation techniques and post-treatments to meet quality requirements.
• Develop and optimise scalable, safe, and cost‑effective chemical processes for manufacturing, understanding the principles of upscaling from gram to tonne quantities.
• Research and investigate new process technologies to update manufacturing capabilities and improve process efficiency.
• Perform chemical analytical testing and characterisation. Analyse and interpret data to draw conclusions and make recommendations.
• Write comprehensive scientific technical reports and deliver oral technical presentations to audiences of varying levels and disciplines.
• Understand chemical health and safety, participate in laboratory COSHH assessments and process risk assessments for scale‑up. Support and comply with corporate and local safety policies and procedures.
• Understand business and customer relevancies when designing products and processes.
• Manage and plan workflows for multiple projects, prioritise and execute according to planned timeframes.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, applying scientific rigour and meticulous attention to detail when solving technical problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry
• Experience in experimental design, process development and scale up in an industrial chemical manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge in organic chemistry and experience in laboratory synthesis skills
• Proven relevant work experience in an industrial laboratory environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of wet chemistry methods and analytical instrumentation principles.

We are offering competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare and employee assistance programme.

Our Offer

We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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