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Development Chemist, Tamworth

Employment Type

Full Time

Application Start Date

17-03-2026

Application End Date

31-05-2026

Location

Tamworth

Description

At Instarmac, we have a strong family feel and work ethos where everyone is valued and rewarded for what they do. Our prestigious awards, which include Great Place to Work® and Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies, are in recognition of our strong leadership, outstanding employee engagement and benefits and excellent wellbeing initiatives.

Our company values – Work Hard, Have Fun, Make a Difference – are what guide us, make us who we are and show what we stand for.

To aid your application, we would like you to answer the below 3 questions via video, taking no more than 5 minutes per question, and submit this within the additional file upload on the vacancy application form:
 
1. Tell us about yourself and explain your motivation for applying for the ASM role
2. What excites you about this opportunity and what do you believe you'll bring to the position?
3. Give an example of a challenging problem you've encountered in your career. How did you approach and solve it?

 

We offer a competitive starting salary, with progression opportunities and other fantastic benefits which include:

- Performance Profit Related Bonus (PPRP) - a discretionary bonus of around 8% of salary paid to all employees annually

- Up to 29 days annual leave

- 5-7.5% pension contribution

- Private medical cover

- Life Cover

- Dental cover plan

- Free use of holiday homes in Tenerife, Padstow and St Ives with subsidised petrol / flight costs.

- Income Protection Scheme

- An extensive EAP suite to support health and wellbeing

We are recruiting for a Development Chemist to join our state of the art manufacturing facility, working 0830 - 1700 (Monday to Friday). If the below sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

How you will make a difference...

- Takes responsibility to support in developing both new and existing products within the portfolio

- Support customer visits, audits and technical presentations where required

- Adhere to and promote a strong culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement

- Liaise with cross-functional teams to implement technical solutions

- Writing and reading Technical papers, reports, reviews and specifications

- Contribute to ongoing innovation and product optimization initiatives

- Takes responsibility for supporting the department in the absence of the Development Manager, to ensure project are kept on track and support is provided to other team members

What you'll need...

- Educated to degree level within Chemistry or other relevant scientific discipline and/or significant experience of industry and products

- Self-motivated, with experience in product formulation

- Experience in writing structured and concise reports

 

Benefits you'll receive:       

 

Performance Profit Related Bonus (PPRP) - a discretionary bonus of around 8% of salary paid annually.

Up to 29 days annual leave

5-7.5% pension contribution

Private medical cover

Life Cover & Income Protection

Dental cover plan

Free use of our holiday homes in Tenerife, Padstow and St Ives with subsidised petrol / flight costs.

Charity events, match funding and volunteering opportunities

An extensive EAP suite to support health and financial wellbeing

Retail discounts and savings

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Thank you for your recent enquiry. We understand the importance of your time and we aim to provide a timely response to all applicants however, if you have not heard back from our recruitment team within two weeks , unfortunately, it means that your application was unsuccessful at this time or that we have no vacancies available. We genuinely appreciate your interest in joining our team and wish you the best of luck in your job search. Thank you again for considering Instarmac as a potential employer.