# R&D Chemist

SUMMARY: - POSITION INFO: Well-established and growing manufacturer seeks to employ a suitably qualified and experienced R&D Chemist. You will play an important role in ensuring the quality, compliance and continuous improvement of our chemical products, while supporting new product development, regulatory compliance and technical documentation. Based in MUIZENBERG . For the position you would be required to have: • B.Sc or B.Tech in Chemistry or a related field • At least 5 years' experience in Quality Assurance and R&D Responsibilities would include you to: · Lead and support a team of laboratory technicians. · Conduct chemical analyses on raw materials, intermediates and finished products. · Implement and maintain analytical testing methods to ensure product specifications are achieved. · Collaborate with laboratory and R&D teams to optimise product formulations. · Participate in new product development, feasibility studies, process optimisation and formulation improvements. · Assist with pilot-scale trials and evaluate new product formulations. · Prepare documentation for new product registrations and regulatory compliance. · Maintain accurate technical documentation rel

- **Id**: 3634685
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/key-recruitment-rd-chemist>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1667
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4496421
- **Name**: Key Recruitment
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/key-recruitment>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary

- **Min**: 35000
- **Currency**: ZAR
- **Period**: month
- **Gross**: yes
- **Usd annual**: 25332

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T20:39:28Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: seen:6, agency, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 25332
- **Is top pay**: no

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