Are you a Lab manager or scientist seeking a role where you can have a real input? You will work on a pilot plant for the first fully integrated processing facilities for Lithium in Europe. 

Why work for Imerys?  At Imerys every member of our team matters. Our priority is the health and safety of our people and our aim is to create diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are always striving to be better and to support our people to continuously learn, improve and innovate. This allows them to tap into their full potential and to take advantage of the wealth of career and development opportunities available. 

Your Role: You will develop and improve novel process technologies for extracting, refining and purifying lithium from micaceous granites and successful execution of bench-scale trials provision of scientific design data for the British Lithium Project. Some of your responsibilities include:

• You will be a member of the Process Development team, conducting laboratory bench-scale metallurgical and process chemistry test work at either British Lithium in-house facilities or external laboratories.
• Ensuring the safe operation of laboratory equipment, including Atomic Adsorption Spectrometer and portable XRF machinery.
• Contribution to sustaining capital and improvement capital requests, logging and recording trial and analytical data, and technical reporting of the outcomes of bench-scale trials.
• You may be required to deputise for the Person in Charge (PIC) of the Metallurgical Laboratory facility and equipment, or a sub-area thereof.
• Coordinating samples for analytical assays, including collecting, labelling, and shipping.
• Contributing to reviewing, developing and maintaining QA/QC polices for the collection, testing and analysis of samples, ensuring proper chain of custody.
• Developing experimental programmes to support process engineering design activities.

What’s in for you? 

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Generous Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Company Sick Pay
• Discounts on external retailers
• Cycle to work scheme

We also offer a comprehensive package to support the Wellbeing of our people which includes:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP
• Flu and Eye care vouchers
• Enhanced – family friendly policies
• Menopause Support

What we ask in return: 

• You will ideally be experienced in mineral and chemical process technologies within a mining environment.
• Have a degree level qualification in Chemistry or an earth science
• Have experience of working in a process laboratory environment, with knowledge of inorganic chemical processes and lithium chemistries
• Have knowledge of health & safety standards and COSHH regulations and, ideally, have a vocational health and safety qualification
• Working knowledge of process design for mineral and chemical processes.

All roles within Imerys British Lithium require flexibility and ability to adapt. During periods of extended operating campaigns, intense activity and / or reduced staff availability, the role may be required to undertake any activities to support the project, subject to adequate competency for specialist tasks

We would like our application process to be accessible to all - if you require an alternative way to apply then please get in touch on 01952 281924. 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.