Location: Berkshire
Join a global leader in coatings innovation!
We’re offering an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of polymer technology, creating next-generation coatings for customers worldwide. You'll develop, formulate, and test new materials, support scale-up into production, and play a vital role in an international R&D team. If you have experience in an industrial laboratory focused on the production of paints, coatings, inks, adhesives or polymer technology and enjoy the hands-on lab work that leads to real-world impact, this is for you.
Key tasks
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
Visits to customer sites to trial developmental materials
As part of a cross-department project team, you will...
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
Ownership of all stages of new product introduction
Preparation of customer technical reports and datasheets
Manage collaborations with other department teams
Candidate Profile
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 Team environment
Must have the right to work in the UK, sponsorship is not available.
In return you will gain first class training and clear career progression within a supportive international group. An attractive salary and benefits package on offer in this role, with the chance to work on cutting-edge projects with a global impact.