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