Chief Energetics Chemist
Posted a week ago by Grichan Whitestone Limited
We are currently working with a prestigious, defence testing organisation in the Presteigne area to recruit an experienced Energetics Chemist to lead the team in a prestigious laboratory
The role:
You will be responsible for leading the team conducting trials on explosive materials and munitions, as well as engineering tests on numerous innovative projects.
We are seeking a curious individual who loves using science and technology to solve complex problems. You will be an exceptional, energetic, hard-working and hands-on enthusiastic chemist joining a small team of explosive engineers. Y
You will have a passion for science and technology and will use a combination of innovation, flexibility, and technical excellence to meet and exceed our customers requirements.
In this role you will be expected to, but not limited to:
- Competently operate laboratory machinery and equipment
- The design and manufacture of formulations
- Process engineering
- Report Writing
- Procedure writing
- Presentation of data and concepts to clients
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- Expected to be agile, resourceful and flexible able to adapt to changing priorities as necessary to support our customers.
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Essential experience
- Minimum of a degree in Chemistry or Materials Science
- Develop and validate non energetic materials used in energetic formulations and processes to meet specific programme safety, performance requirements
- Broad understanding of chemicals, materials and their properties and application beyond your particular field.
- Keen to be conducting both office based and practical laboratory research;
- A proven track record of planning and undertaking laboratory work independently and safely;
- An interest in applying subject knowledge to the development of emerging explosive materials
- UK Driving licence
- High standard of literacy, numeracy and IT (MS Office and instrumentation software)
- Ability to interpret technical data and compose detailed reports
Desirable Requirements
- Health & Safety training – IOSH Managing Safely or similar
- MoD/NATO and other relevant technical standards relating to energetic materials and articles
- Manufacture, storage, use and disposal of hazardous substances
- Laboratory and performance testing of materials and energetics
- Understanding of COSHH legislation
- Knowledge of analytical techniques
- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
- Contact Name:
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- Job Reference:
- 1092
- Job ID:
- 222013551
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