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Opportunities with Guaranteed Development and Progression are Rare
If you're an ambitious Chemist in a technical, quality or NPD role, within chemical manufacturing, then keep reading. Other than a background in chemical manufacturing, we're flexible. Spend time with our Technical Director in Peterborough before they retire and develop into their role.
Basic Salary
- Up to GBP 60,000, until taking on the Technical Director role.
Benefits
- 25 Days Annual Leave and Bank Holidays
- 4 Company Pension
- 3 x DIS
- Christmas shut-down
- Company Bonus
Location
- Peterborough
Commutable Locations
- Huntingdon, Cambridge, St Neots, Bedford, Corby, Wellingborough, Kettering, Leicester, Stamford, Grantham, Spalding, Kings Lynn, March, Wisbech, Northampton
Why You Should Join
- Guaranteed succession plan and growth opportunity with our Technical Director retiring
- We are a 3rd party and own label manufacturer, so there will be so much variety and NPD
- Ultimately full autonomy for all technical and compliance within the business
Job Description: Technical Manager : Chemical, COMAH, Quality
I don’t use the term rare opportunity lightly, but opportunities like this don’t come around often. Our Technical Director is retiring after a very successful career with us. Before they do, you can ease and develop yourself in their role, utilising their mentorship and support.
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Your technical work history will come from chemical manufacturing. Maybe NPD, quality management, senior chemist, Laboratory management, QHSE, etc.
As our new Technical Manager, your timescale for this handover is flexible and will fit around your profile and current levels of experience/knowledge. But we would expect within 12:18 months.
Our Technical Director Is Responsible For (Directly and Indirectly)
- All chemistry related activities
- QHSE: Including GMP / VMD / ISO / H and S
- COMAH
- QP
- Laboratory / regulatory / compliance
- Technical leadership to manufacturing
- New Product Development (NPD)
- Product registration and Product pricing
- Process route advice
- Pre-sales technical input
- After-sales / customer / technical support
Your Background: Technical Manager : Chemical Manufacturing, COMAH, Quality
- You are a Chemist
- Degree educated in Chemistry
- Worked in Chemical Manufacturing
- Worked in a technical role which exposure to formulation development/NPD, and/or Quality Control, regulatory, compliance, QHSE, etc.
- COMAH, although not essential, we’ll get you trained, would be desirable, as we are already Upper Tier COMAH and there is A LOT to learn.
The Company
We’re a well-established own label and subcontract chemical manufacturer of mostly liquids. Priding ourselves on quality, integrity, and traceability of our products, formulating and packing them to the highest standards and continuously striving to gain new industry approvals. Our primary customers include agricultural, industrial, biosecurity, home and garden, and veterinary.
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Prospects
You know there is a guaranteed succession plan. The chance for you to develop your knowledge in areas you are not as strong, before our Technical Director retires, and you gain full autonomy for our technical operation and compliance.
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Technical Manager, Technical Leader, Head of Technical, COMAH, Chemical, Chemistry, COSHH, DSEAR, ATEX, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Formulation, Laboratory, NPD, Chemist, product development, formulation, formulate.
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