Calorimeter Scientist

Calorimeter Scientist required, based in Cheshire West. Considered candidates will hold significant knowledge and experience of setting up, maintaining, developing methods and running Reaction Calorimeters. Candidates that can not demonstrate experience with Reaction Calorimeters will now be considered.

Term:
Permanent

SRG are working with a well-respected, global company who develop a wide range of speciality chemicals and additives. With a genuine drive for innovation, they are now looking for a Calorimeter Scientist to join their Process Development team based in Cheshire West. This exciting and permanent role is an excellent opportunity to have a big impact in an already successful team, and involve setting up and running a new Reaction Calorimeter.

Successful candidates will hold recent experience inf setting up, maintain and using a Reaction Calorimeter to aid manufacturing process development.

Benefits: Multinational chemicals business with a strong focus on innovation and a vibrant community of R&D scientists. 37.5 working hours, Monday to Friday with flexible start and finish times. 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays. Excellent pension scheme, private healthcare and generous annual bonus scheme.

Role / Description

• Lead the installation, commissioning and setup of a new Reaction Calorimeter within the Process Development team
• Plan and run calorimetry experiments to generate thermal and kinetic data that supports the development of safe, scalable manufacturing processes
• Interpret and analyse calorimetry results, identifying heat flow, exotherms and potential thermal hazards, and translate findings into clear recommendations
• Maintain, calibrate and troubleshoot the calorimeter to keep data accurate and equipment performance reliable
• Collaborate with process chemists, engineers and manufacturing colleagues to optimise processes and support scale-up from lab to plant
• Document experimental work, methods and findings accurately, and present results to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Champion good laboratory practice and health and safety standards, contributing to risk assessments and safe working procedures

Requirements

• A degree in Chemistry, or a closely related discipline such as Chemical Engineering
• Recent hands-on experience setting up, maintaining and using a Reaction Calorimeter to support manufacturing process development
• Ability to interpret calorimetry data, including heat flow and thermal hazards, and turn it into practical recommendations
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work alongside chemists, engineers and manufacturing colleagues

Keywords: Calorimeter, Calorimetry, Reaction Calorimetry, heat flow, isothermal, thermal analysis, thermal hazard, thermal hazard assessment, runaway reaction, exotherm, exothermic reaction, heat of reaction, enthalpy, reaction kinetics, kinetic data, process development, process chemistry, process optimisation, process engineering, chemical engineering, analytical, data analysis.