R&D Scientist

Cargills 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 Cargills 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.

Benefits:
Competitive base salary plus benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, discretionary performance bonus, life assurance and employee assistance scheme.

Job Purpose and Impact:
Location: The role is based at York BioTech Campus (YO41 1LZ). The role is a permanent, full-time position, Monday-Friday on site.

You will have the unique opportunity to work at the heart of a rapidly growing business in Cargill BioIndustrial. Weve been reliably selecting, modifying and reacting various nature-based chemistries to create specific, innovative solutions for our industrial customers. We draw on the whole Cargill portfolio of products and services to create solutions to help our customers increase performance, and lower costs all in a responsible, sustainable manner.

Key Accountabilities:

1. The use of different testing techniques for Automotive and Industrial Lubricants.
2. Assist more senior team members to establish and cultivate effective partnerships with customers to maintain existing business and gain new ones.
3. Assist with commercial prospecting and anticipate technological developments led by more senior team members.
4. Support sales efforts to understand and solve customer issues.
5. Support strategic marketing technology, product safety, quality and regulatory to develop and proof new products.
6. Other Duties As Assigned.

Bachelor's degree in a Chemistry or similar (for example Materials Science) and equivalent relevant Laboratory experience involved in the testing of products.

Experience With Lubricants Testing Is Advantageous But Not Required.

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.

Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today: