Development Chemist

Development Chemist - FMCG - BirminghamWe are looking for Development Chemist for a market leading company south of Birmingham who are working with global high street brands. This is highly respected company in the industry who are known for progressing their staff with excellent learning and development opportunities. The successful Development Chemist would ideally come from a laundry, detergents, household cleaning or related FMCG products, or in personal care / cosmetics background. However, we will look at Developments Chemists from different sectors with transferable experience.Ideal requirements:Degree educated in chemistry or relevant scientific subjectHousehold / personal care industry experience is preferred but will look at transferable industry experienceWorking knowledge of surfactants and raw material functionality would be idealFamiliar with analytical techniques would be a plusRegulatory understanding / Product development experience would be highly desirableFull rights to work in the UK is a a must as the client is unable to sponsorResponsibilities:Supporting the development of NPD pipelineKeeping up to date with market developments / spotting / following market trendsResearching raw materialsEnsuring products are safe and conform to legal / customer requirementsSupporting project managementCollaborating with QC, Production as well as ither internal teamsPresenting to internal stakeholdersEnsuring all products are able to be scaled up to production batch sizesSupporting the mixing staff / blending teams Provide action plans for continuous product and process improvement.Regularly review formulation costs setting this in context with external benchmark productSpotting and following market trendsIf you would like to know more about this Development Chemist role please send me your CV!!