Process Chemist
Salary: £36,500-£41,500
Type: Permanent, Full-time
Shifts: Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00
Location: Cotes Park Industrial Estate, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4PA
Position Summary
As a Process Chemist, you will be responsible for ensuring that both new and existing products, are made safely and in line with the product specification.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the relevant functions to evaluate product manufacture feasibility and handling capability for materials and components.
• Develop and validate manufacture and cleaning instructions using data trending and analyses.
• Ensure that SAP product and material set up workflows are executed.
• Carry out training on products, materials and processes.
• Use statistical techniques and lead activities to improve process capability, increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Plan and deliver complex product change management projects.
• Follow MOC processes to ensure products are introduced safely, including carrying out process safety and COSHH Assessments.
• Lead Problem Solves and Complaint Investigations relating to formulation and microbiological issues.
• Provide technical support for Capital Engineering Project.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Background in chemistry (degree level or similar with workplace experience) and a proven track record in a similar role (Essential).
• Experienced SAP user (Essential).
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of continuous Improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean processes, etc.
• Understanding of safety and environmental regulations relating to chemical manufacture (Desirable).

Benefits Package

• Annual Leave: 25 days (increases with length of service).
• Pension Scheme: Employee 3% & Employer 5% or Employee 4% & Employer 6%.
• Accident & Life Insurance: 1x annual salary to 4x annual salary (Linked to Employee Pension contribution %).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• PerkBox: Employee Discount and Wellbeing Platform.

Diversey, a Solenis Company
We are relentlessly pursuing our purpose to go beyond clean to take care of what’s precious. In today’s world of increasing resource scarcity - including water, energy, materials, and labour - we need to achieve more with less for the well-being of today’s generations and for future generations.
We stand behind every committed leader and employee of our customers, across all levels of the organisation. We stand with the buyer, the chef, the building service contractor, the food processing manager, the nurse, the doctor, dairy processor, the hotel cleaner, head teacher, the store manager and many more who understand that hygiene and infection prevention are imperative to their business, their customers, their reputation, and the environment.
Our determination to take care of the precious resources on our planet and our genuine care for our people, customers, and the environment set us apart. Over the course of 100 years, we have continued to refine our suite of solutions, which combines patented chemicals, dosing and dispensing equipment, cleaning machines, services, and digital analysis

• Work with the relevant functions to evaluate product manufacture feasibility and handling capability for materials and components.
• Develop and validate manufacture and cleaning instructions using data trending and analyses.
• Ensure that SAP product and material set up workflows are executed.
• Carry out training on products, materials and processes.
• Use statistical techniques and lead activities to improve process capability, increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Plan and deliver complex product change management projects.
• Follow MOC processes to ensure products are introduced safely, including carrying out process safety and COSHH Assessments.
• Lead Problem Solves and Complaint Investigations relating to formulation and microbiological issues.
• Provide technical support for Capital Engineering Project