Are you a skilled analytical scientist who thrives in a hands‑on laboratory environment? Do you want your work to help ensure the safety and quality of materials and products used across the UK's water supply network?
NSF's Oakdale site is home to the UK's largest independent water fittings and materials testing laboratory, where we assess a wide range of products that come into contact with drinking water. We are looking for an Analytical Chemist, to support our analytical testing operations by applying scientific expertise to varied testing projects - from sample preparation and extraction through to data review, troubleshooting and reporting.
Working closely with the Laboratory Manager, you'll play a key role in maintaining high testing standards, stepping in to support day-today operations when needed, while supporting ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, and ensuring our clients receive accurate, reliable results that help protect public health.
What We Offer:
* Comprehensive Benefits: Health cover, company sick pay, income protection
* Wellbeing Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and an annual paid Mental Wellness Day
* Volunteering Time: A paid volunteering day each year to support causes you care about
* Flexi-time policy: Opportunities for flexible start and finish times to support work-life balance, in line with business needs
* Professional Development: Grow your technical skills through exposure to a wide range of analytical methods, instrumentation, quality processes and laboratory systems
With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.
One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we're one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.
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NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
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NSF's global network of state-of-the-art laboratories is the "backbone" of NSF's comprehensive testing and certification services. Staffed by engineers, chemists, microbiologists and toxicologists, we offer world-class technical expertise across the food, water and life sciences industries.