Chemist

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. This range is provided by SRG. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Benefits: career progression and development pension, 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (goes up with ears in service), cycle to work scheme, free onsite parking, health and wellbeing programme SRG are working with a leading, family-owned manufacturer of janitorial, hygiene, laundry, and home care cleaning products based in Derbyshire. This company fosters a supportive, collaborative culture and truly lives by its values, investing in both its team and the people it welcomes. They are now seeking an experienced Formulation Chemist to join the team. You will play a key role in developing, formulating and improving a wide range of cleaning products, leading product development projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing technical support to both internal teams and customers. This opportunity is ideal for someone with 2–3 years’ experience in formulating and developing janitorial, hygiene, laundry, and home care cleaning products. Working Hours Monday – Friday, 39 hours per week, 20 days holiday + 8 Bank Holiday, Xmas shut down from 24th December to the 2nd January. Flexible start and finish times available Role / Description Drive innovation by developing and testing new cleaning product formulations across Industrial, institutional and laundry cleaning products. Lead projects from concept to launch, ensuring products meet high standards. Collaborate with R&D, production, and sales teams for seamless product delivery. Provide technical support to customers and internal teams. Source and assess raw materials, staying updated on industry trends. Maintaining manual, semi-automatic and analytical laboratory equipment Support regulatory compliance and product quality investigations. Requirements Degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, Pharmaceutical Science, or related Scientific discipline. Proven industrial experience formulating and developing HI&I Chemicals Personal attributes - adaptable, proactive, attention to detail, communication, can work well in a team and is solution-focused. Full right to work in the UK, there is no sponsorship available in this role SRG is the UK’s number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors. If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to rhi.turner@srgtalent.com. For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Rhi on 0161 667 1812. If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.co.uk to view our other vacancies. As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It’s this combination that makes us different. We’re committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients. Keywords: formulation, method development, method validation, regulations, regulatory compliance, PH, stability, viscosity, density, analytical chemistry, chemist, chemistry, consumer goods, SDS, PIF’s, dossiers, product registration, physiochemical testing, performance testing, claim substantiation, wet chemistry, bench chemistry, Household, Industrial, and Institutional chemicals, HI&I, detergents, laundry, hygiene, cleaning, chemicals, surfactants #J-18808-Ljbffr