Ultimate Talent
3 hours ago
Chemist
- Salary
- $1,500/monthly
- Job type
- Full time
- Location
- Erbil
- Deadline
- Oct 6, 2026
Chemist position based in Erbil providing technical support, testing, and optimization for production and refinery chemicals across oilfield and industrial sites in Iraq.
About the job
The Chemist is responsible for providing technical support for production and refinery chemicals, evaluating chemical treatment requirements, supporting field trials and testing, troubleshooting production and process problems, and optimizing chemical applications for clients in Iraq.
Benefits
- Paid leave
In the posting
- Annual Leave: Available
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for the selection, application, and optimization of production and refinery chemicals.
- Evaluate production and process problems and recommend suitable chemical treatment programs.
- Support the use of production, refinery, and water-treatment chemicals.
- Review crude, produced-water, gas, refinery, and process data to support chemical selection and treatment decisions.
- Conduct or support bottle tests, jar tests, compatibility tests, corrosion tests, and water-treatment testing.
- Recommend suitable products, injection points, dosage rates, monitoring methods, and optimization programs.
- Plan, conduct, and evaluate field chemical trials and monitor performance.
- Monitor chemical performance and optimize dosage and cost effectiveness.
- Troubleshoot emulsions, corrosion, scale, foam, wax, asphaltenes, water, bacteria, deposits, and process contamination issues.
- Provide technical support to clients and prepare technical proposals, reports, and presentations.
- Coordinate with chemical manufacturers, laboratories, suppliers, and clients.
- Support sales and business-development activities with technical input.
- Visit client sites, oilfields, refineries, laboratories, and other locations in Iraq as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in related field
- English is required; Kurdish and Arabic are valued
- Proven practical experience with production, refinery, or water-treatment chemicals.
- Practical experience in an oilfield, refinery, laboratory, manufacturer, or service company environment.
- Strong knowledge of chemicals such as demulsifies, corrosion inhibitors, antifoams, water clarifiers, and related treatment products.
- Experience with testing, product selection, dosage, injection, field trials, monitoring, and optimization.
- Ability to interpret laboratory, operational, technical, and SDS data.
- Strong practical troubleshooting skills with a focus on effective and cost-conscious solutions.
- Good reporting, presentation, communication, and client-support skills.
- Knowledge of HSE requirements and safe chemical handling.
- Willingness to travel and work at field and industrial sites.
- Familiarity with the Iraqi oil, gas, refinery, or energy industry is an advantage.
Working hours
- Working Days and Hours: 6 days per week, 8 hours per day
Salary
- Salary: $1,500 USD per month
- Commission: NO commission.
Notes
- Note: Subject line must read: UT-VA-2638 - Chemist – Erbil.
Skills
- Chemical Treatment
- Water Treatment Testing
- Troubleshooting
- Bottle Testing
- HSE
Details
- Profession
- Chemist
- Category
- Engineering
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Languages
- English
- Working hours
- 6 days per week, 8 hours per day