Senior Scientist

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