Contract: 12-18 months
Fantastic opportunity for a Chemistry Graduate with a global coatings manufacturer to develop new polymer technology, formulate and test coatings for customers and support scale-up into production. The ideal candidate will hold a BSc in Chemistry or a related field as well as some laboratory experience gained in industry working with paints, coatings, inks or adhesives, however new graduates will also be considered.
Responsibilities
1. Working as part of the R&D team to:
2. Design and development of new coating materials
3. Formulation work preparing multiple samples of coatings to establish effects of formulation variations
4. Examining key properties of coatings - physical properties, chemical properties, electrical resistance properties.
5. Testing performance of new raw materials to establish usefulness in new formulations.