Job Description
🔬 Analytical Chemist
📍 Basingstoke
💼 Full-time | Permanent
Seeking an Analytical Chemist to join their established laboratory team in Basingstoke. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly technical environment supporting production, R&D, and customer projects.
🌟 The Opportunity
Working as part of a collaborative lab function, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, safety, and efficiency of analytical testing processes across multiple production sites. You'll contribute to both routine analysis and method development, helping drive continuous improvement and innovation.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
- Conduct analytical testing of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products
- Support process control and product release within manufacturing
- Develop and improve analytical methods for new and existing products
- Perform equipment calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Provide technical support to production teams
- Prepare samples for external laboratories and certificates of analysis
- Ensure accurate documentation and compliance with quality standards
- Contribute to laboratory housekeeping, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Assist in training colleagues across laboratory and production teams
✅ About You
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or related discipline
- Previous experience in an analytical laboratory environment
- Strong problem-solving and organisational skills
- Comfortable using laboratory systems and standard software (Excel, etc.)
- Flexible, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities
🤝 What's on Offer
- Opportunity to work in a highly specialised chemical manufacturing environment
- Exposure to both routine analysis and development work
- Supportive team culture with cross-functional collaboration
- Career development within a growing and technically advanced business
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