Scientific Officer

Role Responsibility

Kent Scientific Services is recruiting an analytical chemist to work in its Public Analyst laboratory at Kings Hill, West Malling in Kent. This is a rare opportunity to work for an Official Feed and Food Control Laboratory.

The post involves analysing a wide variety of foods, agriculture products and other consumer goods on behalf of enforcement agencies such as Trading Standards departments and Port Health authorities based across England.

Applications are invited from chemists qualified to at least HNC level and familiar with a range of classical and instrumental techniques including GC and HPLC with mass selective detectors.

Starting salary and grade (KCC Grade KSD or KSE) will be dependent on qualifications and experience.

Encouragement and support is given to staff who wish to further their career and study for the Mastership in Chemical Analysis (MChemA), the statutory qualification for a Public Analyst.

The role is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information, please contact:

Jon Griffin or Samantha Keller - 03000 415100 kss@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.