Senior Production Chemist

Totec; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Company pension

Bonus scheme

26 days holiday

Discount shopping portal

Job summary

Totec seeks a Senior Production Chemist in Uttoxeter to lead the production of gravimetrically prepared calibration gases and reference materials within the ISO framework.

You will maintain production records and cylinder databases, ensure safe gas mixtures, and support the Production Manager with scheduling and stock control. Excellent communication, science background, and IT literacy are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A-level minimum in a science discipline.
• Strong organisational and IT literacy to use systems and databases.
• Experience with gas cylinders and high pressure gas equipment is required.

Responsibilities

• Produce gravimetrically prepared calibration gases and reference materials per ISO processes.
• Maintain production records and cylinder control database with accuracy.
• Ensure gas mixture safety and review SOPs and procedures.
• Deputise for Production Manager when needed, scheduling and prioritising work.
• Liaise on ordering and stock control of gases and related materials.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational ability

IT literate

Microsoft Word & Excel

Database software

Gas cylinders handling

Education

A-level in science

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Senior Production Chemist

Location: Uttoxeter

Salary: £36,600 - £40,000 depending on experience

Hours: 37.5 per week, Mon – Fri, 8.30-5.00

Duration: Permanent

Benefits

• Health care
• company pension
• bonus scheme
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• access to the companies discount shopping portal

Our client are the largest provider of industrial, medical and special gases in the UK and Ireland. From cutting harmful emissions, to providing life-saving oxygen and keeping food fresh, our gases play an essential role in everyday life.

Responsibilities / Duties

• You will be responsible for the production of gravimetrically prepared calibration gases and reference materials in accordance with ISO 6142 and ISO 17034 accredited processes within the quality system.
• As well as supporting the integrity of production records, you will maintain the cylinder control database, ensuring accurate records of all cylinders owned by the company and its clients.
• You will make sure that gas mixture compositions are safe to manufacture, generating safety filling procedures, and peer reviewing procedures produced by other approved signatories in accordance with SOP002 (PR041).
• When required, you will deputise for the Production Manager, including scheduling work and coordinating departmental priorities.
• You will be responsible for liaising with the Production Manager regarding the ordering and stock control of gas cylinders, pure source gases, and general support gases.

Requirements

• You should possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, required for dealing on a regular one-to-one basis with members of your team and other stakeholders
• A- level minimum in a science discipline
• You will have sound organisational ability with the capacity to work individually or within the team
• You will be IT literate and have the adaptability to use bespoke software systems, Microsoft Word and Excel and database software
• Extensive experience in the handling of gas cylinders, vacuum equipment, laboratory high pressure gas control equipment, high precision balances and high pressure gases

Equal Opportunity

This company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, valued and empowered. They are more than happy to work with you to provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to present your best self.