Careers in Chemical Manufacturing: From benchtop chemistry to commissioning specialised manufacturing equipment

As manufacturing industries continue to promote the diverse roles available in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, we turn the spotlight on careers in chemical manufacturing…

Here at Robinson Brothers, engineering is a vital component of the business operations. Our team of civil, mechanical, chemical and electrical engineers work collectively to ensure chemical reactions can be performed safely and efficiently across our research & development laboratories and manufacturing plants. Engineering in chemical manufacturing can vary from designing a chemical plant, commissioning equipment and identifying methods to optimise the performance of an existing manufacturing plant.

Featured job vacancy: Instrument Project Engineer

A vacancy has arisen to join the Instrumentation Department reporting to the Instrument Development Engineer.  This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled installation, maintenance and calibration team within a lower tier COMAH facility. As an Instrument Project Engineer, you will be have experience of the following: 

• The full life-cycle management of chemical plant instrumentation projects from design through to commissioning involving all different types of instrumentation, e.g. level, flow, temperature, pressure and mass instrumentation, safety instrumented systems & intrinsic safety etc.
• The ability to manage the modification of instrumentation plant via a management of change system.
• The ability to create and use/understand CAD drawings including all types of Instrumentation drawings and P&ID’s.
• Have experience working within the chemical process or other similar regulated industries, e.g. Pharmaceutical, Petro-chem, Food, or Oil & Gas.
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Robinson Brothers continues to support undergraduate placement programs. This is enabled through working partnerships with University of Birmingham, University of Wolverhampton and Aston University. Robinson Brothers has supported such schemes to train young professionals within their Engineering and Science divisions to develop the next generation of workers.

Interested in career in chemical manufacturing? Click here to view our latest vacancies.

About us
Robinson Brothers is an award-winning UK manufacturer of speciality/fine chemicals and rubber accelerators. The company offers an extensive range of sophisticated chemistries and handling challenging reagents, such as: Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide, Hydrogen, Phosgene, Boron trifluoride. This experience has led to Robinson Brothers becoming a dependable supplier to industries across the world.

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