Process Development Chemist

22h22 hours ago

Cargill

York, GB · Full-time · £40,000 – £55,000

About this role

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products vital for living.

The Process Development Chemist will join a global R&D team committed to driving new product chemistry and process development capabilities across all businesses within Cargill Bioindustrial. You will be laboratory-based and collaborate with research teams, manufacturing sites, commercial teams and supporting functions to implement business defined technology needs.

Work on chemical process development, product improvements and piloting efforts in one or more broad core technology components. Execute research projects that are moderately complex in nature and may require multidisciplinary approaches. Location: United Kingdom, York (YO41 1LZ), with up to 50% time at Hull location (HU6 7PH) based on project needs.

Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. Connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and families with daily essentials.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry
Experience in experimental design, process development and scale up in an industrial chemical manufacturing environment
Strong knowledge in organic chemistry and experience in laboratory synthesis skills
Proven relevant work experience in an industrial laboratory environment
Familiarity with esterification, amidation, hydrogenation and separation techniques
Ability to perform chemical analytical testing and data interpretation
Knowledge of chemical health and safety including COSHH assessments

Responsibilities

Design and execute synthetic routes for target specialty molecules using esterification, amidation and hydrogenation, including separation techniques and post-treatments to meet quality requirements
Develop and optimise scalable, safe, and cost-effective chemical processes for manufacturing, understanding principles of upscaling from gram to tonne quantities
Research and investigate new process technologies to update manufacturing capabilities and improve process efficiency
Perform chemical analytical testing and characterisation, analyse and interpret data to draw conclusions and make recommendations
Write comprehensive scientific technical reports and deliver oral technical presentations to audiences of varying levels and disciplines
Understand chemical health and safety, participate in laboratory COSHH assessments and process risk assessments for scale-up
Manage and plan workflows for multiple projects, prioritise and execute according to planned timeframes
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, applying scientific rigour and meticulous attention to detail