Job Title: Senior Chemist
Location: Middlesbrough
Salary: £32 - £36K
Shifts: Days regular
Metalis is working in partnership with a large specialist engineering company in Middlesbrough who due to continuous growth are looking to hire a Senior Chemist on a 12-week temporary to permanent contract.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Booking of work into the Laboratory Management Information based computer System
- Preparation of samples, prior to analysis, by microwave dissolution and polishing / linishing / sawing.
- Undertaking chemical analysis of metal alloys using a wide variety of laboratory equipment including ICP-MS, ICP-OES, OES, gas techniques such as combustion & fusion.
- Undertaking powder characterisation tests such as particle size distribution, sieve analysis, flow rate, apparent density and tap density.
- Ensuring that equipment maintenance, routine calibrations and quality control checks are performed on time and in accordance with documented procedures
- Ability to carry out method development to improve current calibrations, to develop new tests according to customer specifications and industry requirements.
- Reviewing and authorising test certificates and reports within the Laboratory Management Information based computer,
Person Specification:
- Experience using laboratory equipment such as ICP-MS, ICP-OES, OES.
- As a successful candidate you will be educated to a good standard in English, Mathematics and Science with a qualification in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science or other related science
- You will have previous experience of working within a busy laboratory environment and have a sound relevant scientific background
- You will be computer literate, including being proficient in MS Office packages such as Word and Excel
Shifts and Salary:
- 8.30am - 5 pm Mon-Thurs with a 4 pm finish on a Friday. 30 minutes for lunch.
- Salary £32-36K - salary open to discussion depending on experience.
- 12 weeks temporary to permanent position.
