The Rewards and Benefits on offer: * Competitive Salary * Holiday Entitlement above Statutory * Annual Bonus Schemes * Pension Scheme * Free On-site Parking * Free Supply of Workwear and PPE * Free Eye Test Voucher * Employee Assistance Program * Discounted Private Medical Cover MTrec’s New Client Opportunity: Mtrec Recruitment are proudly representing our bespoke manufacturing client in their search for an experienced and senior, research and development chemist. The role will be working from the business state of the art manufacturing site based in the Stoke on Trent area, and will provide crucial a R&D service, within a small team of lab-based professionals. Apply now for an immediate response! The Job You Will Do: * Working cross-functionally with R&D, Product Safety, Quality Control, Manufacturing, Compliance, Sales, and Product Management * Innovating ideas and applying chemical technologies to advance product development * Identifying and resolving customer needs to add value * Supporting lifecycle management of the product portfolio, including introduction, obsolescence, change control, optimisation, and raw material evaluation/validation * Maintaining bills of materials, quality control specifications, and manufacturing recipes within an ERP system * Sample preparation and shipment * Development and documentation of laboratory methods * Co...