Scientific & QA Jobs

Site Chemist

Reed • Frome, Somerset

Salary

£26k – £28k

Posted

31 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed is hiring a Site Chemist in Frome, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £26k – £28k. Reed holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

As a Site Chemist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe handling, analysis, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at our client’s facility. You will gain expertise in the safe handling of industrial chemicals, testing and treatment processes of different types of waste. The successful applicant will ideally have a bachelor’s degree stemming from a chemistry discipline or environmental science (Chemistry A- levels/Applied Science BTECs can also be considered) and willing…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Reed — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 30% below the £40,000 median across 1,065 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Frome, Somerset · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Frome — browse them
Posted: 31 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.