Shift Plant Chemist

Craigavon Full-Time 36000 - 60000 £ / year (est.) No home office possible

Shift Plant Chemist role at Almac Group

Location: Craigavon

Hours: 40 hours per week. 8 hour rotational shift covering days, evenings and nights. Week 1: 23:30 to 08:00; Week 2: 15:30 to 00:00; Week 3: 07:30 to 16:00

Business Unit: Sciences

Open To: Internal and External Applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB10735

The Role

Working as part of the Operations team based in our global headquarters in Craigavon, your main role will be to be the process scale up expert to aid the transfer of small molecule chemical processes from the laboratory into GMP Manufacturing. This will be achieved through close working with the production staff, development chemists, chemical engineering, solid state group, HSE and other supporting departments to ensure that the laboratory chemistry is safe, and suitable for scale up.

Key Requirements

BSc (or equivalent) in Chemistry (or related discipline)
Practical experience of process chemistry scale up, and familiarisation of process development and scale up projects.
Good working knowledge of analytical techniques, including but not limited to HPLC and NMR

This advertisement covers current and future vacancies. Applications are reviewed continuously, and suitable CVs may be added to the Chemistry talent pools across the Almac Group. By applying, candidates may be considered for current openings as well as future opportunities. The Chemistry talent pool serves as an ongoing resource for identifying qualified professionals who are interested in contributing to various projects and departments within the Almac Group.

Apply online and tailor your CV to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.

Closing Date: We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Sunday 28th September 2025.

Recruitment Agencies: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable.