A global chemicals and coatings company are looking for a Senior R&D Chemist to join their team near Edinburgh.
As a Senior R&D Chemist you will be synthesising and developing various novel products to support various technical and development projects whilst providing line management or product development support to the R&D team.
To be considered for this role you will hold a degree in Chemistry or related subject and hold previous experience in the development of coatings in a leadership role or looking for a leadership role as a further step in your career.
Responsibilities:
The job role is split into 4 main areas; Product Development, leadership, training/mentorship and communication and relationship development:
Product Development
- Effectively achieves objectives using their own initiative
- Under the direction of their manager, plans, progresses and reports product and process development at all levels in line with agreed business strategy whilst meeting project specifications and SHE objectives.
- Ensures all project data is recorded, interpreted and reported to inform and aid overall project direction.
- Establishes the root cause of problems and devises appropriate solutions
- Performs supporting literature searches and experimental work to permit evaluation of new products and selection of new processes.
- Demonstrates and utilises expert knowledge to increase the intellectual property of the company
Leadership
- Provides technical leadership and expert technical advice to R&D team
- Significantly contributes to the direction of the team
- Takes the initiative and motivates others
- Devises and maintains laboratory equipment, operating and planning systems to provide timely delivery of projects.
- Ensures all company and legislative SHE requirements are met; contributes to SHE initiatives and driving improvements.
- Provides line management to other team members as assigned.
Training and mentorship
- Acts as a technical expert, advisor and mentor
- Transfers knowledge and skills effectively
- Coaches and positively influences others within the team, providing appropriate development and training for others to achieve high professional standards
Communication and relationship development
- Communicates effectively both internally and externally as agreed by their line manager.
- Liaises with Production Technology, other Plant functions, suppliers and toll manufacturers to further product development and site new products as appropriate.
- Builds persuasive arguments with experimental data for presentation to stakeholders and customers to support new product development.
- Provides technical support for external interactions with FSIS, toll manufacturers, material suppliers, Research Institutes and Universities as appropriate.
Qualifications:
Essential
- Degree in Chemistry or similar.
- 5+ years' experience in R&D or relevant post graduate degree with industrial experience
- In depth knowledge of Lab SHE/Quality Systems.
- Excellent data interrogation and presentation skills
- Training and mentoring capabilities
- Experience of leading projects
Desirable
- Expert technical knowledge or specialist skill to assist business progression
- Knowledge and understanding of the RxD process or related dispersion technology
- Awareness of emerging technologies/developments in inkjet dispersions and trends in relevant market sectors
- Knowledge of scale up processes
- Experience of liaising with suppliers and toll manufacturers
- Working knowledge of manufacturing SHE/quality systems.
- People management experience
- Experience of Hazard and Operability studies
- Ability to provide manufacturing shift support if the business requires it.
