Quality Control Chemist

Verdant Specialty Solutions; Calverley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced Pension

Life Assurance

Discretionary Bonus

25 Days Holiday + Statutory

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

On Site Free Parking

Job summary

Verdant Specialty Solutions LLC seeks a Quality Control Chemist for the Halifax site in West Yorkshire. You will provide analytical services to ensure finished products meet customer specs and advise on adjustments for non-conforming batches.

You will maintain analytical equipment (HPLC, GC, IC), calibrate, record results, and train shift Operators in in-process testing while ensuring SHE and CoSHH compliance on site.

Qualifications

• Adherence to Health, Safety & Environment guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with analysis of new processes.
• Maintain analytical equipment on a first-response basis and perform calibration and record keeping.
• Ensure all laboratory work and the lab adhere to Health, Safety & Environment guidelines.
• Manage two laboratories during shifts and release materials per quality system.
• Input analysis data into IT system and perform stock movements as required.
• Train shift Operators in in-process testing techniques.

Job description

Job Overview and Responsibilities Operating with demanding Quality Standards, the role is working within a manufacturing environment to provide an analytical service to the site to determine that finished products meet customer requirements and advise on adjustments for non-conforming products required to improve first time pass rates.

To assist with analysis of new processes.

To maintain analytical equipment on a ‘first response’ basis and perform equipment calibration and maintain records.

Requirements To ensure that all laboratory work and the lab are managed in adherence with Health, Safety & Environment guidelines.

Ensure CoSHH is maintained within laboratory area and each chemical is assessed before handling To manage 2 laboratories whilst on shift To ensure that raw material, intermediates and finished products are tested as required by the site Quality system and released as required To manage Incoming raw material as per our quality management system.

To ensure that samples of intermediates and finished products are retained and recorded as required.

To ensure that correct records of all analytical results are retained in books To give instructions to Operators during batch processing based on analytical results and to make quality related decisions when there are manufacturing problems.

To support with new analytical techniques and adapt techniques from other entities to allow analysis of products on Halifax equipment.

To maintain specialist analytical equipment, (HPLC,GC, IC and related technical computer equipment) and carry out any trouble shooting as and when required.

To carry out on the job training of Shift Operators in the techniques used for in-process testing.

To input analysis data into IT system as required and carry out stock movement in the IT system.

Maintain Laboratory house keeping at all times Maintain day to day running of the lab and ensure all topping up is completed To carry out any other reasonable request.

The QC department currently operates a 24/5 shift pattern, with shifts running from 6:00am to 6:15pm and 6:00pm to 6:15am.

The current shift rotation includes a Sunday 6:00pm start.

The business is considering the potential introduction of 24/7 operational coverage in the future.

Any proposed changes affecting existing employees' working arrangements will be subject to the appropriate consultation process.

Applicants should be aware that future shift requirements may include weekend working, subject to confirmation of the operating arrangements.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Enhanced Pension
• Life Assurance
• Discretionary Bonus
• 25 Days Holiday + Statutory
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• On Site Free Parking

Quality Control Chemist Halifax, West Yorkshire, GB