Technical Assistant

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Job summary

A specialized production company in Wirral is seeking a Technical Assistant to work in their research and development team. Responsibilities include developing new formulations, conducting quality control checks, and preparing product samples. Candidates should have a degree and experience in formulation development and laboratory work. Competitive annual salary of £26,717 plus benefits including annual leave and a contributory pension plan.

Benefits

20 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Contributory workplace pension plan

Qualifications

• Degree qualified.
• Experience in household and laundry cleaning products formulation development.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment.
• Computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the research and development technical team.
• Develop new formulations based on briefs to meet product requirements.
• Preparation of laboratory-scale product samples.
• Undertake routine Quality control checks on product samples.
• Develop new formulations matching target cost and optimise existing ones.
• Involve in transition of newly developed products into full-scale production.
• Complete regulatory testing on current and new formulations.

Skills

Household and laundry cleaning products formulation development

Laboratory environment experience

Computer literate

Education

Degree qualification

Job description

Technical Assistant | Birkenhead, Wirral | Full Time | Working hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday | £26,717 per annum

Our client is a privately-owned company specialising in the production and supply of household laundry and cleaning products. They supply a number of national and international customers with their own brand of laundry and cleaning products.

They have laboratory, blending, and packing facilities at their Birkenhead premises to produce household, laundry, and cleaning products. They develop, scale up, and produce all formulations in-house.

Their team develops formulations to match briefs from customers, which are then blended and packaged at their manufacturing facilities in Birkenhead.

They are currently seeking a full-time Technical Assistant to join their expanding team to work in our technical department.

Are you the right person for the job?

• Degree qualified
• Experience in household and laundry cleaning products formulation development
• Experience working in a laboratory environment
• Computer literate

What will your role look like?

• Work as part of the research and development technical team
• Develop new formulations based on briefs to meet product requirements and performance against relevant benchmarks
• Preparation of laboratory-scale product samples
• Undertake routine Quality control checks on product samples
• Develop new formulations to match the target cost and review existing formulations to optimise in terms of performance and cost
• Be involved in the transition of newly developed products into full-scale production
• Work with the technical team to complete regulatory testing on current and new formulations
• Completion of necessary paperwork required for product launches and the compilation of associated reports, documents and files regarding testing and product formulations
• Engage with suppliers to understand new chemical advancements and trends in the market
• Monitoring new products, chemicals and trends within the market

What can you expect in return?

• 20 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory workplace pension plan

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