At Anaphite we believe creative chemistry will accelerate the energy transition. Our mission is to decarbonise and improve battery production by helping the industry to shift to dry electrode coating. We work with the battery industry to optimise dry electrode coating, manufacturing better and more sustainable batteries at lower cost. Anaphite was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in central Bristol in the Southwest of the UK.
The chemistry team develops new and improved products and processes. This role will ensure that processes are developed with scale and performance in mind. They will lead a team to understand, improve, and validate chemical processes at lab scale, targeting effectiveness and scalability. They will transfer processes to the scale-up team, following its progress and supporting pilot-scale process development with lab-scale experiments when needed.
Lead programmes of work to discover, develop, and validate improved materials production processes and
Lead the process development team to scale up small-scale processes (10-100 g) to small pilot (1-10 kg) scale.
Project management responsibilities:
Keep up to date with industry and research developments;
Lead filing of patents when necessary.
Uphold and promote excellent safety practices in the laboratory;
Set the standard research and reporting standards within the process development team and
Represent Anaphite in external projects, conferences, to customers and prospective candidates.
Industrial experience of 4 years and above or relevant post-doc experience in a university;
2-4 people), either in a project or in a line management capacity;
Involvement in scaling of complex chemical processes by a factor of at least 100.
Project management training or experience;
Polymer or protein chemistry, colloid chemistry, or similar type of science;
56,511 - £76,073 annually depending on experience;
~ Learning and development for career progression - opportunities to attend conferences, mentorship and chartership opportunities, paid study leave, participate in outreach activities and give back to the community
~ Compelling sign on share options bonus with the potential for significant future value - we want you to be rewarded for Anaphite's success
~ Vitality health insurance package including dental, optical, mental and general health;
~ Discounts and rewards through our Vitality app such as gym memberships, headspace app and much more!
~ Work/life balance (enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, paid bereavement leave, enhanced sick pay);
~ Flexible working outside of core hours 10am-4pm;
~£1500 towards relocation expenses, if applicable;
~ Free on-site parking;
~ Referral scheme if you recommend colleagues to the organisation;
~25 days holiday plus 8 statutory bank holidays (increasing up to 30 days with continuous service)
~ Electric car scheme (Salary Sacrifice);
~ Anaphite pension scheme and
~ We're consciously building a diverse and inclusive team therefore we encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations.