Chemist

A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $13 billion and more than 47,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges and have the opportunity to learn and grow, shape your career, make an impact and quickly see the importance of your work.

Bioquell, is a brand of Ecolab based at Andover Hampshire UK, designing and manufacturing products based on the Hydrogen Peroxide vapour technology which is used for the decontamination in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical sectors. The products and consumables are all manufactured on the same site as the R&D facility and then are exported globally. We are looking for an Analytical Chemist.

The role is office-based in Andover where there is a well equipped Chemistry laboratory and you will be working within a 12 strong multidisciplinary R&D team.

What You’ll Do:

• New Product Development
  • Developing new and improved Chemical Indicators.
  • Being a key member of the team designing and implementing new manufacturing techniques and equipment into Production.
  • Develop quality and product test methods and acceptance criteria, for new and existing products
  • Support of the R&D Microbiologists on the development of new products and process.
  • Develop test plans and conduct testing on chemicals sold to customers, to understand the products better.
• Production Support
  • The Chemist is critical to supporting Production in a variety of areas including their manufacturing of Chemical products as well as more broadly.
  • Supporting Production’s quality control process working closely with the Manufacturing Quality team.
• Customer Support
  • There are a number of varied requests coming from customers who are predominantly from the pharmaceutical sector requiring response and sometimes testing.
  • Supporting failures found on customers sites where a chemical analysis is required.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry or closely related subject.
• Nice to have: Experience as analytical Chemist, however formulation experience would be helpful.

What You’ll Get:

• A competitive salary and employment package including: 25 days holiday, 4x salary Life Assurance, 7% company contribution to your pension and flex benefits which allows you to add up to 5 days holiday, private healthcare, cycle to work scheme as well as a choice of other benefits.
• 37.5 hour week which has flexible start and finish times.
• The work is interesting with lots of variety and working with other disciplines including Microbiologists, Mechanical and Electronic Engineers. The R&D facility is well equipped with a good Chemistry Laboratory and environmental chamber.
• We encourage becoming a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, as we see this as important to your career progression.
• We invest in our team by paying for relevant training courses.

If you are excited about this opportunity, don’t be put off by all the experiences and qualifications in our job descriptions, we encourage you to apply anyways. You never know you could be just the right candidate for this position or for other roles.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.