Development Chemist

A growing food manufacturer are seeking a Development Chemist to join their new product development team.If you're looking for a hands-on, fast-moving role within FMCG and product development industry, the Development Chemist position is a fantastic next step. This role combines innovation, laboratory testing, and real-world support for manufacturing scale-up, giving you a clear path to influence products from concept through to delivery.

What You Will Do:

- Design and optimise formulations for a range of FMCG products.

- Select and evaluate raw materials such as surfactants, solvents, fragrances, preservatives and performance additives to improve results and cost-effectiveness.

- Run laboratory trials, stability studies, compatibility testing, and performance evaluations to ensure products meet expectations.

- Support pilot plant and manufacturing scale-up, including troubleshooting formulation and raw-material challenges and helping transfers run smoothly.

- Maintain accurate technical documentation, formulation records, specifications and test reports to strengthen quality and regulatory readiness.

- Manage multiple development projects, track progress against milestones, and present findings and recommendations confidently.

What You Will Bring:

- A background in chemistry and formulation work, with practical experience developing and testing products.

- Strong understanding of raw materials, formulation compatibility, and quality-focused development practices.

- Experience supporting scale-up or working closely with manufacturing, quality and technical teams.

- Confidence maintaining technical documentation and working to regulatory and compliance expectations.

- A proactive, collaborative approach to problem-solving, with the ability to prioritise across several projects at once.

Working as a Development Chemist means helping this company deliver dependable, high-performance solutions across its product portfolio. Each formulation improvement supports better customer outcomes, stronger product consistency, and efficient progression from lab results to manufacturing-ready specifications.

Location:

The Development Chemist role is based in Redditch.

Interested?:

If you're ready to make a tangible impact through innovation and formulation excellence, apply for the Development Chemist role today and take the next step in your FMCG product development career.

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