Benefits
* Salary up to £35,000
* 35.5 hours per week. Monday to Thursday: 9am - 5pm, Friday: 9am - 3pm.
* Pension (via salary sacrifice), employer contributions of up to 9% depending on employee contributions
* EAP,
* health and wellbeing initiatives,
* employee benefits hub,
* private health insurance
* 10% performance related bonus awarded in December
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
* Company sick pay
* Life insurance
* Annual leave; 25 days plus extra for Christmas.
Our Client is a leading global specialist for coated high-quality plastic films, sheets and other plastic products. Our Client is seeking to recruit a Development Technician to support the functions within the R&D laboratory.
Responsibilities of the Development Technician
* Lamination of exterior films using hot-melt adhesives and primers.
* Carrying out various material testing.
* Evaluating and analysing pigments and developing pigment formulations.
* Assisting with New Product Development and trials.
* Using accelerated weathering cabinets to test samples in simulated conditions.
Profile of the Development Technician
* Degree in Chemistry, Materials Science or Polymer Science (essential).
* Knowledge of Colour Chemistry/Pigment Technology (desirable).
* Experience of working in a laboratory environment (desirable)