Analytical Chemist Job in Berkshire

Analytical Chemist, Laboratory Chemist

Temporary initially until end of June 2025. This is working on a project.

Based Reading.

Our client is a multinational consumer goods corporation; specializing in a wide range of personal care and hygiene products; organized into several segments including Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby and Feminine care.

We are looking for an Analytical Chemist

Responsibilities include:

• Conform to site and lab Health, Safety and Environment requirements
• Comply with principles of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Provide high quality standardised methodology execution in accordance to Procter and Gamble and/or external authority requirements such as:-

• Batch production records
• Sample testing and qualification
• Equipment calibrations
• Adherence to global/site methods and site SOP's

• Ensure timely delivery of testing data and reports for testing
• Sample submission logging into Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN)
• Provide communication to Supervisor and support timely investigation of all compliance findings, retests, and test deviation investigations and actions
• Collaborate with supervisor on quality and Safety inspection findings and support execution of any resulting improvement programs.
• Highlight to the supervisor any problems associated with work which might pose a hazard or impact quality
• Highlight to the Laboratory supervisor any observed compliance outages within the laboratory.
• Have personal ownership for quality of work; working with supervisor to implement recommended improvements.
• Scheduling and tracking for all agreed activities

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE

• BSC in a scientific field and or laboratory experience, preferably including broader industry experience
• Recent experience in chemical industry with good manufacturing and laboratory practice knowledge (e.g. quality control)
• Good knowledge of analytical techniques used for product development and quality controls

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Experience in an Wet chemical/Analytical/QC laboratory including batch making techniques
• HPLC, GCMS
• Experience of pH, Viscosity, Rheology and colour measures
• Strong Good Science aptitude and good practices focus
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with a passion for accuracy and attention to detail.

• A proactive thinker who can anticipate future issues and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - must be able to effectively interact with a team environment, of different nationalities and at different levels within the company
• Strong Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Good Computer literacy