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Scientist | 5-Month Contract | Leicestershire | Materials Industry | £30-34k per annum | Start ASAP
Summary
- Location: East Midlands
- Salary: £30-34k per annum
- Contract: 5 months, full-time, ending December 2026
Join a leading materials company as a Scientist supporting their technical team.
This role exists to help shape, refine and deliver solutions used across UK, with a strong focus on technical performance and customer impact. A great opportunity for candidates with a scientific or engineering background looking to grow their experience in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting to create and test new technical solutions
- Working closely with multiple business functions—innovation, sustainability, digital and portfolio teams—to progress new product development projects
- Ensuring customer needs are clearly understood and embedded into technical decisions and project outcomes
- Helping identify root-cause issues and applying structured technical processes to answer key project questions
- Contributing to continuous improvement in safety standards and championing safe working practices
- Engaging directly with customers and maintaining clear, supportive communication throughout each project
- Travelling to customer sites around the UK when required
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What We’re Looking For
- Degree in a science, engineering or related discipline
- Previous experience applying scientific or technical principles within projects
- Confident communicator who can explain technical points clearly and factually
- Organised, delivery-focused and able to manage multiple tasks with high accuracy
- Commitment to excellent safety behaviours
- Full UK travel flexibility when needed
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