LevertonHELM manufactures a range of inorganic speciality chemicals which are sold throughout the world. It operates in a niche area of lithium chemistry and has an excellent reputation for reliability and providing high quality products.
JOB PURPOSE
To supervise and perform R&D operations whilst implementing and maintaining a continuous improvement culture and driving change to help align our operations with world class standards. This will be a lab-based role.
KEY TASKS
* Assist R&D projects while coordinating with production and engineering teams for the timely running of diverse trials and experiments.
* Interpret, summarise and present results from literature search and/or R&D experiments to management and/or project teams with the aim to lead or influence the development process.
* Pursue improvements of our overall company technical knowledge by staying current with advances in inorganic chemistry but more importantly with developments in Lithium chemistry.
* Routinely participate and contribute to the drive for change to ensure that industry standards and best practices are applied to improve company operations.
* Collaborate with internal and external parties in identifying techniques and technology tools needed to improve manufacturing process and new product development.
* Participate in interdisciplinary projects involving Production, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Business Development.
* Responsible for coordinating with production, warehouse, and engineering to ensure that scale-up trials are delivered as agreed and on schedule.
* Ensure laboratory work is carried out in compliance with Health & Safety regulations, ISO 9001 and ISO14001.
Apart from the responsibilities highlighted, it is expected that this position will offer support to the Senior Development Chemist in other areas related to the running of the department.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE & SKILLS
* Graduate level or higher in a chemical discipline with experience in inorganic chemistry and product/process development.
* Excellent communication, management & leadership skills.
* Excellent organisational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
* Advanced knowledge of office software (i.e. word, excel and power point)