A bout Us
Merritt Recruitment is an award-winning recruiter for the chemicals, life sciences, polymer, coatings, personal care & cosmetics industries.
Founded by Dr Laura Merritt with a PhD in Chemistry and a background spanning 20 years of international recruitment experience. Merritt Recruitment is passionate about science & technology and the talent that contributes to their success.
We network at leading industry events and forums to raise awareness of the incredible career options available in our industries of focus both for new graduates and experienced professionals. Our goal is to bring together talented people with leading companies to drive innovation and sustainability.bring together talented people with leading companies to drive innovation and sustainability.
Merritt Recruitment is the number one choice for organisations who need to recruit within chemicals, life sciences, coatings, polymers, personal care & cosmetics.
We firmly believe that our unique combination of commercial & industry experience plus the breadth and quality of our network from over 30 years in academia, industry and through membership of professional bodies gives us the edge.
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Here's a Selection of Our Latest Jobs
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North West Colour Matcher
Junior Colourist / Colour Chemist
Highly Competitive
Full-time/Part-time/Flexible/Consultancy Great opportunity for a Junior Colourist / Colour Chemist to join a successful and growing business in po...
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United Kingdom Sales Manager
Regional Sales Manager - Chemicals for Coatings
Attractive salary plus benefits
LOCATION: UK Home and Office based South-East Exciting commercial role with a successful, established and growing chemical distributor to develo...
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United Kingdom Sales Manager
Sales Manager - HI&I
Competitive salary plus car allowance and benefits
Remote / Hybrid Sales Role for HI&I covering UK and Northern Ireland An exciting new role has been created for an experienced Sales Manager to...
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European Union Sales Manager
Paint Specification Sales Manager
Highly Competitive with car
Location: Home-based (UK or EU), with extensive travel across the UK and Europe Employment Type: Full time Employee / Consultant / Self Employed ...
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England Chemist
Development Chemist - Polymers, Coatings & Inks
Highly Competitive & Excellent Benefits
Location: South East England Join a dynamic, industry-leading manufacturer at the forefront of polymer and coating innovation! Our clients success...
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United Kingdom Operations Manager
Head of Operations
Competitive salary plus benefits
Location: London, South-East We have an exciting opportunity as Head of Operations at a cosmetics and personal care company. Their award winning b...
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United Kingdom Business Manager
Business Development Manager - Pigment Dispersions
Highly competitive basic, uncapped bonus and car or car allowance
Our client is a global leader in colour concentrates and additives for the coatings, thermoplastic, rubber, silicone, and liquid dispersions indus...
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Doncaster Operations Manager
Warehousing Operations Manager
Attractive salary plus benefits
Location: Full-time, office-based near Doncaster An exciting new leadership role has been created for an experienced Warehousing Operations Ma...
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East Midlands Chemist
Adhesive Chemist
Location: East Midlands Our client is an independent growing adhesive manufacturing company who manufacture and supply solvent based and water bas...
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North West Chemist
Paint Chemist
From 30k+ & Benefits
Location: Manchester Are you a creative chemist who loves colour and formulation? We have a exciting role with an innovative paint manufacturer ...
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United Kingdom Sales Manager
Technical Sales Manager - Monomers
Highly Competitive, Car Allowance & Bonus
Location: Home based in the UK Great opportunity to join an growing international chemical distributor to manage existing business and develop new...
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United Kingdom Technical Manager
Junior R & D Manager - UV Cured Coatings
Highly Competitive & Excellent Benefits
Our client is a global innovator of technology, they have an opportunity to join the UK R & D team developing UV cured technology and coatings...
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Merritt Recruitment - Testimonials & History
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SCS Formulate 2023
Merritt Recruitment exhibits at SCS Formulate
Merritt Recruitment will be on stand 511 at SCS Formulate Our Consultants Laura Merritt and Jeremy Clarke will be attending -They will be happy to discuss your business recrui...
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Surfex 2024
Merritt Recruitment at Surfex with gorgeous travel mugs
Thank you to everyone who visited Merritt Recruitment at Surfex 2024!It was a fantastic show, and we thoroughly enjoyed speaking with each of you. For those we didn't have a c...
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New Team Member
Jeremy Clarke
Merritt Recruitment is delighted to welcome Jeremy Clarke to our team.Jeremy is an accomplished Senior Director of Business Development.His experience is in shaping and executi...
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REC Member
Ethics, equity, integrity & professional conduct
Merritt Recruitment are proud to be a member of the REC. We follow the REC Code of Professional Practice to ensure we maintain the highest principles of ethics, equity, integ...
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Surfex 2022
First exhibition
Merritt Recruitment exhibited for the first time at Surfex 2022. Thank you for everyone who dropped by the stand. We were delighted to see so many candidates and clients. To...
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New Offices Oct 2024
Merritt Recruitment moves into Dartford Business Park
We're thrilled to announce that Merritt Recruitment has recently moved to our new, dynamic office space at Dartford Business Park!Our fresh location boasts a welcoming receptio...
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SCS Formulate 2024
Merritt Recruitment exhibits at SCS Formulate 2024
Merritt Recruitment will be on stand 455 at SCS Formulate Our Consultants Laura Merritt and Jeremy Clarke will be attending -They will be happy to discuss your business recru...
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Natasha
Test Engineer
I highly recommend Laura from Merritt Recruitment as the most professional and friendly recruiter I've met on my job seeking adventure! She's willing to share her advice and ...
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Khareen
Regulatory Affairs Consultant
Dear Laura, Thank you SO much for securing me a job so rapidly and efficiently! I really appreciate it! I look forward to starting mid November! Thank you! Khareen
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2021
October 2021 Blog page is launched
Merritt Recruitment has launched our Blog page. We will keep you updated with Interview Tips, Career Advice, Industry News, Recruitment Strategies and our thoughts on how to...
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2021
September 2021 New Website
Merritt Recruitment is delighted to confirm we have a fully functioned website. Clients can contacted us directly and Candidates can review vacancies, apply for roles and set u...
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2021
January 2021: Growth in job market
In spite of the downturn facing the Chemical industry due to Brexit and the fallout of the Covid pandemic, Merritt Recruitment is delighted to see that certain sectors are exp...
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2020
January 2020: Commercial & Technical Roles
With Merritt Recruitment’s reputation beginning to grow, we saw a greater diversity of roles which included SMEs, Universities and Global Organisations. We were also lucky eno...
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2019
January 2019: New Company
Merritt Recruitment was established. We started by developing a database of screened candidates from our core industries, Chemical, Coatings, Polymers and Personal Care &...
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Stephen
Technical Sales Manager
"Laura is always my first port of call for finding and filling roles in the coatings industry. Laura specialises in placing great people in great roles"
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Graham
General Manager
Merritt Recruitment are the industry experts, we found Merritt Recruitment to be highly professional and knowledgeable
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James
Managing Director
Merritt Recruitment have a extraordinary reach, finding candidates at all levels from Graduate to Senior Managers
News & Insights
Recruitment Strategy, Interview Tips, Career Advice & Industry News
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07 November 2024
Navigating Europe’s Salary Landscape: What Chemical & Life Sciences Organisations Need to Know to Attract the Top Talent
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01 October 2024
Video interviews – are they worth the effort? 8 tips to make you video ready
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11 September 2024
Are your ready to recruit in 2025?
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07 August 2024
Will AI Replace Recruiters?
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15 July 2024
Staff Retention in 2024: Global Stats and Trends
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17 June 2024
Top Tips to Make the Most of Face-to-Face Networking
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