Chemosensory Technician - Southampton, United Kingdom - SRG

SRG
SRG
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Southampton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

SRG are a strategic recruitment partner to a British multinational company who are looking for a
Chemosensory Technician to join the team in
Southampton.


The role comprises:


  • Plan, organise, and conduct Chemosensory analyses, in particular Gas Chromatography coupled to Olfactometry based on Aroma Extract Dilution Analysis (GC-O/AEDA), ensuring that a clear briefing is articulated
  • Develop and test new working procedures/methods in line with project requirements, compiling study plans, writing SOPs, and ensuring all documentation is aligned to business practices
  • Prepare samples for Chemosensory evaluation including those for the GC-Olfactometry panel
  • Collect analytical and sensory data, analysis, and reporting
  • Prepare and organise all laboratory tasks in an efficient and orderly way to ensure smooth running within the Chemosensory lab
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant SOP's, working practices and requirements
  • Be responsible for planning, coordinating, and facilitating GC-Olfactometry panel sessions
  • Provide GC-Olfactometry capabilities and capacities versus the planned schedule
  • Ensure execution excellence through panel maintenance (monitoring, retraining, recruitment, motivation, etc.)
  • Be responsible for the quality of Chemosensory and analytical results
  • Ensure implementation and compliance to Chemosensory best practises ensuring health and safety is adhered at all stages

Requirements:


  • BSc or Masters, or with equivalent experience, preferably in food chemistry or life sciences
  • Experience of working within a laboratory
  • Experience with GC-Olfactometry, GC-MS is essential
  • Computer skills including Word, Excel and Outlook calendar management
  • Recognised proficiency in laboratory techniques used to extract, separate, and analyse flavour compounds in complex sample matrices
  • Hands on experience in modern analytical methodologies
  • Basic understanding of Combustible and new categories products and their component parts and understanding of how consumers interact with these products
  • Basic understanding of BAT business model
  • Ability to motivate and inspire for panel recruitment and longterm motivation
  • Ability to manage time and organise tasks within timelines agreed with manager
  • Ability to identify and bring to manager's attention issues that arise, need manager's intervention, and propose improvements to ways of working
  • Selfstarter, entrepreneurial, dynamic, tenacious, resilient, receptive to change, focused
  • Programming skills including RStudio, MATLAB or Python are desired
  • Permanent contract/ Competitive salary_
  • Location: Southampton_
  • Monday to Friday/37,5h per week_


Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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