Contract: 12-18 months
Fantastic opportunity with a global coatings manufacturer to develop new polymer technology, formulate and test coatings for customers and support scale-up into production. The ideal candidate will hold a BSc in Chemistry or a related field as well as a few years of laboratory experience gained in industry working with paints, coatings, inks or adhesives.
Responsibilities
Working as part of the R&D team to:
Design and development of new coating materials
Formulation work preparing multiple samples of coatings to establish effects of formulation variations
Examining key properties of coatings - physical properties, chemical properties, electrical resistance properties.
Testing performance of new raw materials to establish usefulness in new formulations.
Use of Automated Selective Coating equipment to coat test specimens to check performance in environmental tests
Accurately record all Lab work in company note book and databases
Maintain organised work areas and work according to safety rules and advice.
Visits to customer sites to trial developmental materials
Working as part of cross-department project teams to:
Develop and validate new manufacturing processes
Scale up of newly developed products
Improvements to manufacturing processes to reduce costs
Validate alternative sources of current materials
Test performance of existing and new coating products to assist with customer material qualifications
Assist Technical Support team to assist with customer technical enquiries
Contribute towards QA Processes (such as APQP / TS16949)
Ownership of all stages of new product introduction
Preparation of customer technical reports and datasheets
Manage collaborations with other department teams
Candidate Profile
Educated with a BSc or PhD in Chemistry or Material Science is preferred
Experience of manufacture or testing of advanced chemical products such as coatings, adhesives, paints is preferred but not essential.
Good understanding & experience of laboratory test methods
Experience with Viscosity, Rheology, FTIR and related laboratory instruments advantageous
Must possess a keen eye for detail
Must be organised, methodical & able to prioritise
Must be used to working in Project
Must have the right to work in the UK, sponsorship is not available.
In return you will gain first class training within an international coatings company. Attractive salary is on offer.