7 Chemical Technician jobs in the United Kingdom

Chemical Technician
Department: Research & Development

About the Role
A global leader in the chemical sector is looking for a proactive and detail-driven Chemical Technician to support its Research & Development operations. The successful candidate will work in a modern laboratory environment, performing testing, analysis, and reporting to help develop and deliver innovative chemical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a variety of laboratory tests following established industry and company procedures.
• Prepare chemical components, additive blends, and formulations for internal and customer-focused testing.
• Carry out preliminary analysis, interpret data, and produce accurate reports and documentation.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment and instrumentation.
• Set up and monitor product stability and compatibility studies, recording and communicating findings.
• Manage small-scale technical projects from start to finish in line with agreed timelines.
• Maintain a safe, organised, and compliant working environment, adhering to relevant health, safety, and quality standards (including ISO).
• Ensure adequate stock levels of samples and laboratory consumables.
• Continue to build technical expertise through training and professional development.

Skills & Experience

• Degree qualification in Chemistry or closely related.
• Previous laboratory or chemistry-related experience is essential.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office tools.
• Commitment to safe laboratory practices and quality standards.

Preferred

• A relevant qualification in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in formulation, additives, or industrial chemical testing.

Major Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Electrical Technician on behalf of our client, a global leader in the manufacture of specialty aroma chemicals and natural extracts. With over 90 years of innovation, our client partners with some of the world's most renowned flavour and fragrance companies, delivering high-quality, unique ingredients that enhance products worldwide.

About the Role:

As an Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, testing, fault diagnosis, and repair of a wide variety of electrical equipment and systems. You will play a critical role in ensuring safe and efficient plant operations in a highly regulated environment.

Typical equipment includes power generation and distribution systems (Single phase/three phase LV), Earthing systems, switch panels, transformers, motors, generators lighting systems, and circuit protection devices (Fuses, MCBs, Relays, RCDs, thermal overloads).

Electrical maintenance technicians are expected to be able to diagnose the causes of electrical or electromechanical malfunctions or failures of operational equipment in a prompt and efficient manner. They must be able to interpret maintenance specifications, engineering drawings and wiring diagrams to achieve many of their day-to-day objectives.

What's in it for you?

• Join a respected global organisation with a strong reputation in its sector.
• Permanent job with security.
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service)
• Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00 core hours
• Private Medical Insurance (from day one)
• Life Insurance 4 x Annual Salary
• Company Pension (5% employer contribution)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• Employee Referral Scheme (worth 2,000 per successful referral)
• Long Service Awards
• Health & Wellbeing Programme
• On-site parking
• Progression opportunities.
• Be part of a technically skilled team
• Competitive salary dependent on experience - 35k - 45k
• Immediate starts available for the right person
• Opportunity to work on diverse and technically challenging equipment in a safety-first environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have the required competencies to install, maintain, test and diagnose for faults and disassemble a wide range of electrical plant and associated components to the required standard while adhering to health, safety and environmental regulations and safe working practices, and taking into account environmental and sustainability considerations.
• Understand the relevant legislative, regulatory and local requirements or procedures and safe working practices, including their responsibilities with regards to reporting lines and procedures.
• Understand the preparation and reinstatement requirements in respect of the work area, materials and equipment, and the possible consequences of incorrect actions in these areas.
• Be able to read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals, and to follow work instructions and relevant plans and schedules.
• Where necessary, ensure that 'as built' drawings are updated and circulated as per organisational policy.
• As necessary, put forward suggestions and develop modification requests to improve plant/equipment efficiency/safety of operations.
• Understand which tools and equipment to use, and when, and will follow relevant training, methods and techniques and quality control and safety procedures for their use.
• Understand their responsibilities for ensuring the care and security of tools and equipment used.
• Understand the types of defects and faults that can occur, how to identify them, and what action to take.
• Be able to handle a range of digital information, technology and equipment to support work related tasks and to communicate information.

Qualifications and Requirements:

An individual would be expected to have core trade qualifications as a minimum requirement:

• ECITB or other relevant apprenticeship, or
• HNC/D with appropriate experience
• Valid CompEx Inspection certificate (Ex01-04) and Electricity at Work Regulations

Given the hazardous chemical nature of the working environment within the business, the overall risk control strategy will usually require Electrical maintenance technicians to be familiar with, and work within, a formal Permit to Work (PTW) system.

Interested?

Please submit your most recent CV which contains relevant experience and qualifications, if you have been successful you will hear back within 2 working days.

Major Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Instrument Technician on behalf of our client, a global leader in the manufacture of specialty aroma chemicals and natural extracts. With over 90 years of innovation, our client partners with some of the world's most renowned flavour and fragrance companies, delivering high-quality, unique ingredients that enhance products worldwide.

About the Role:

As a Instrumentation & control technician, you are responsible for the assembly, installation, removal and replacement, disassembly, test functionality and operability, maintenance and repair of instrumentation systems and their associated system components.

Such systems can be of an electronic, electro-mechanical or pneumatic technology which may be used to indicate, record and control a wide variety of equipment, plant and machinery. An integral aspect of the instrumentation & control technician is the ability to locate and identify faults in a timely manner to restore plant and equipment to acceptable conditions.

The wide range of possible equipment and systems also require a good knowledge of, and the ability to effectively use, an equally wide range of test and measuring equipment. Instrumentation & control technicians typically need a good understanding of engineering theory, the functions of components within systems and the effect on system operation of failure.

What's in it for you?

• Join a respected global organisation with a strong reputation in its sector.
• Permanent job with security.
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service)
• Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00 core hours
• Private Medical Insurance (from day one)
• Life Insurance 4 x Annual Salary
• Company Pension (5% employer contribution)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• Employee Referral Scheme (worth 2,000 per successful referral)
• Long Service Awards
• Health & Wellbeing Programme
• On-site parking
• Progression opportunities.
• Be part of a technically skilled team
• Competitive salary dependent on experience - 35k - 45k
• Immediate starts available for the right person
• Opportunity to work on diverse and technically challenging equipment in a safety-first environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have the required competencies to assemble, install, carry out preventative maintenance, repair, diagnose faults and remove and replace, and dissemble instrumentation and control systems and their associated system components.
• Understand the relevant legislative, regulatory and local requirements or procedures and safe working practices, including their responsibilities with regards to reporting lines and procedures.
• Understand the preparation and reinstatement requirements in respect of the work area, materials and equipment, and the possible consequences of incorrect actions in these areas.
• Be able to read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals, and to follow work instructions and relevant plans and schedules.
• Understand which tools and equipment to use, and when, and will follow relevant training, methods and techniques and quality control and safety procedures for their use.
• Understand their responsibilities for ensuring the care and security of tools and equipment used.
• Understand the types of defects and testing anomalies that can occur, how to identify them, and what action to take.
• Diagnose function and test equipment on Return To Service (RTS)
• Be able to handle a range of digital information, technology and equipment to support work related tasks and to communicate information.

Qualifications and Requirements:

An individual would be expected to have core trade qualifications as a minimum requirement:

• ECITB or other relevant apprenticeship, or
• HNC/D with appropriate experience
• Valid CompEx Inspection certificate (Ex01-04)

Given the hazardous chemical nature of the working environment within the business, the overall risk control strategy will usually require instrumentation & control technicians to be familiar with, and work within, a formal Permit to Work (PTW) system.

Compliance with a specific company or site Safety Management System (SMS) will also be required. Instrumentation & control technicians will be expected to have knowledge and experience of fire and gas detection, process safety protection systems and emergency shut down systems.

A working knowledge of food industry practices would be beneficial.

Interested?

Please submit your most recent CV which contains relevant experience and qualifications, if you have been successful you will hear back within 2 working days.

Major Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Instrument Technician on behalf of our client, a global leader in the manufacture of specialty aroma chemicals and natural extracts. With over 90 years of innovation, our client partners with some of the world's most renowned flavour and fragrance companies, delivering high-quality, unique ingredients that enhance products worldwide.

About the Role:

As a Instrumentation & control technician, you are responsible for the assembly, installation, removal and replacement, disassembly, test functionality and operability, maintenance and repair of instrumentation systems and their associated system components.

Such systems can be of an electronic, electro-mechanical or pneumatic technology which may be used to indicate, record and control a wide variety of equipment, plant and machinery. An integral aspect of the instrumentation & control technician is the ability to locate and identify faults in a timely manner to restore plant and equipment to acceptable conditions.

The wide range of possible equipment and systems also require a good knowledge of, and the ability to effectively use, an equally wide range of test and measuring equipment. Instrumentation & control technicians typically need a good understanding of engineering theory, the functions of components within systems and the effect on system operation of failure.

What's in it for you?

• Join a respected global organisation with a strong reputation in its sector.
• Permanent job with security.
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service)
• Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00 core hours
• Private Medical Insurance (from day one)
• Life Insurance 4 x Annual Salary
• Company Pension (5% employer contribution)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• Employee Referral Scheme (worth 2,000 per successful referral)
• Long Service Awards
• Health & Wellbeing Programme
• On-site parking
• Progression opportunities.
• Be part of a technically skilled team
• Competitive salary dependent on experience - 35k - 45k
• Immediate starts available for the right person
• Opportunity to work on diverse and technically challenging equipment in a safety-first environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have the required competencies to assemble, install, carry out preventative maintenance, repair, diagnose faults and remove and replace, and dissemble instrumentation and control systems and their associated system components.
• Understand the relevant legislative, regulatory and local requirements or procedures and safe working practices, including their responsibilities with regards to reporting lines and procedures.
• Understand the preparation and reinstatement requirements in respect of the work area, materials and equipment, and the possible consequences of incorrect actions in these areas.
• Be able to read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals, and to follow work instructions and relevant plans and schedules.
• Understand which tools and equipment to use, and when, and will follow relevant training, methods and techniques and quality control and safety procedures for their use.
• Understand their responsibilities for ensuring the care and security of tools and equipment used.
• Understand the types of defects and testing anomalies that can occur, how to identify them, and what action to take.
• Diagnose function and test equipment on Return To Service (RTS)
• Be able to handle a range of digital information, technology and equipment to support work related tasks and to communicate information.

Qualifications and Requirements:

An individual would be expected to have core trade qualifications as a minimum requirement:

• ECITB or other relevant apprenticeship, or
• HNC/D with appropriate experience
• Valid CompEx Inspection certificate (Ex01-04)

Given the hazardous chemical nature of the working environment within the business, the overall risk control strategy will usually require instrumentation & control technicians to be familiar with, and work within, a formal Permit to Work (PTW) system.

Compliance with a specific company or site Safety Management System (SMS) will also be required. Instrumentation & control technicians will be expected to have knowledge and experience of fire and gas detection, process safety protection systems and emergency shut down systems.

A working knowledge of food industry practices would be beneficial.

Interested?

Please submit your most recent CV which contains relevant experience and qualifications, if you have been successful you will hear back within 2 working days.

Major Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Electrical Technician on behalf of our client, a global leader in the manufacture of specialty aroma chemicals and natural extracts. With over 90 years of innovation, our client partners with some of the world's most renowned flavour and fragrance companies, delivering high-quality, unique ingredients that enhance products worldwide.

About the Role:

As an Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, testing, fault diagnosis, and repair of a wide variety of electrical equipment and systems. You will play a critical role in ensuring safe and efficient plant operations in a highly regulated environment.

Typical equipment includes power generation and distribution systems (Single phase/three phase LV), Earthing systems, switch panels, transformers, motors, generators lighting systems, and circuit protection devices (Fuses, MCBs, Relays, RCDs, thermal overloads).

Electrical maintenance technicians are expected to be able to diagnose the causes of electrical or electromechanical malfunctions or failures of operational equipment in a prompt and efficient manner. They must be able to interpret maintenance specifications, engineering drawings and wiring diagrams to achieve many of their day-to-day objectives.

What's in it for you?

• Join a respected global organisation with a strong reputation in its sector.
• Permanent job with security.
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service)
• Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00 core hours
• Private Medical Insurance (from day one)
• Life Insurance 4 x Annual Salary
• Company Pension (5% employer contribution)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• Employee Referral Scheme (worth 2,000 per successful referral)
• Long Service Awards
• Health & Wellbeing Programme
• On-site parking
• Progression opportunities.
• Be part of a technically skilled team
• Competitive salary dependent on experience - 35k - 45k
• Immediate starts available for the right person
• Opportunity to work on diverse and technically challenging equipment in a safety-first environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have the required competencies to install, maintain, test and diagnose for faults and disassemble a wide range of electrical plant and associated components to the required standard while adhering to health, safety and environmental regulations and safe working practices, and taking into account environmental and sustainability considerations.
• Understand the relevant legislative, regulatory and local requirements or procedures and safe working practices, including their responsibilities with regards to reporting lines and procedures.
• Understand the preparation and reinstatement requirements in respect of the work area, materials and equipment, and the possible consequences of incorrect actions in these areas.
• Be able to read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals, and to follow work instructions and relevant plans and schedules.
• Where necessary, ensure that 'as built' drawings are updated and circulated as per organisational policy.
• As necessary, put forward suggestions and develop modification requests to improve plant/equipment efficiency/safety of operations.
• Understand which tools and equipment to use, and when, and will follow relevant training, methods and techniques and quality control and safety procedures for their use.
• Understand their responsibilities for ensuring the care and security of tools and equipment used.
• Understand the types of defects and faults that can occur, how to identify them, and what action to take.
• Be able to handle a range of digital information, technology and equipment to support work related tasks and to communicate information.

Qualifications and Requirements:

An individual would be expected to have core trade qualifications as a minimum requirement:

• ECITB or other relevant apprenticeship, or
• HNC/D with appropriate experience
• Valid CompEx Inspection certificate (Ex01-04) and Electricity at Work Regulations

Given the hazardous chemical nature of the working environment within the business, the overall risk control strategy will usually require Electrical maintenance technicians to be familiar with, and work within, a formal Permit to Work (PTW) system.

Interested?

Please submit your most recent CV which contains relevant experience and qualifications, if you have been successful you will hear back within 2 working days.

We are?  

We are EnerMech, a specialist service company that delivers safe, integrated solutions for complex energy projects.

For over 50 years, we’ve been energizing our clients across the world with unrivalled expertise, equipment, and technology that supports the entire asset life-cycle – offshore and on land.

We enable progress through our three global business lines: Energy Solutions, Infrastructure & Industrial Solutions, and Lifting Solutions.

Within these areas, we offer a wide range of services, including cranes, lifting, fluid power, training, equipment rental, pipeline and subsea, process, and valves – all designed to help our clients optimize performance, enhance reliability, and improve efficiency.

With a focus on operational excellence, we deliver value through our customized integrated solutions.  This approach reduces risk and enhances efficiencies making us a leading and trusted partner every step of the way.

The Role and Responsibilities

EnerMech have long term opportunities for Chemical Cleaning & Flushing Technicians to work on projects based at the Rosyth shipyard, working on Type 31 frigates. As part of the construction phase of these frigates we will be carrying out chemical cleaning, flushing and particle counting activities, as well as some bolting. We are open to considering candidates working as staff, PAYE contractor or limited company.

The Requirements

To be successful for this role you will have a safety first approach, experience of working with pressure, high flows and some bolting experience. Particle counting experience is essential. You will stay within a commutable distance of Rosyth. Previous experience working at Rosyth shipyard is beneficial but not essential.

Diversity & Inclusion

EnerMech is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive organisation. We believe that diversity enriches our team, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and identities.