Job Description
Job Title: Research Chemist – Coating / Inks / Adhesives
Our established Client is a leader in high-performance coatings for wide & narrow format specialised print media.
Role Reports To: Technical Director.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Educated to Degree level in Chemistry.
- 10 years’ minimum experience as a Coatings / Inks / Adhesives formulator.
- Experience within a manufacturing environment, with a requirement to understand technical processes.
- Resilient and results oriented, with a strong quality focus and the ability to work to deadlines.
- Analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Well organised, with the ability to prioritise workload.
- An energetic and optimistic team player.
- Ability to remain effective when working under pressure.
- Good PC skills (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Position Overview:
The role involves the formulating of functional surface coatings, adhesives & inks for sale as compounded chemistry or for application to flexible substrates by own operations.
Markets served: Imaging (Inkjet, Dry & Liquid Toner, Offset, Flexo, Screen), Colour (Light projection, conversion, diffusion), Labelling & Tagging (Asset ID, Signage, Retail), Industrial (Adhesives, UV blocking, anti-scratch, slip), Security (Tamper evidence, overt / covert functionality, packaging).
This role plays a key part in our Client's success by driving change, promoting collaboration, and constantly striving to meet business objectives and increase customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Formulation design.
- Coordinating projects from conception through to commercial acceptance and providing technical support / troubleshooting throughout the product life cycle.
- The ability to progress projects with autonomy while also having the necessary interpersonal skills to integrate within a team for group communication.
- Managing regular and ad hoc projects within the R&D scope, updating & advising the Laboratory Administrator (daily) & Technical Director (weekly).
- Evaluating raw materials efficiently and selecting suitable raw chemistries for formulation.
- Liaising with suppliers.
- Remaining focused on project objectives and meeting deadlines.
- Producing pilot coatings and employing test procedures for establishing functionality / performance.
- Preparing for and conducting pre-production trials.
- Working with other key Technical, Production & Sales personnel to ensure the effective flow of information within the business.
- Demonstrating good housekeeping principles within the Team.