R&D Chemist

Primary Responsibilities:

• Redesign and further optimize existing UV curable and waterborne ink and coating technologies, aligned with the customer needs with a focus on supporting International Key Accounts
• Develop new UV curable and waterborne ink and coating technologies, in the frame of the constantly changing regulatory and business environment
• Organize and execute lab activities (formulation, testing and planning of scale up of UV curable and waterborne inks & coatings) around specified customer support projects & activities
• Ensure that Customer, Sales, and Technical Service have all technical information needed to properly communicate with the customers
• Interface with Manufacturing, Sales, Product Management and Technical Service as required, utilizing data driven metrics to solve and implement solutions

• Maintain laboratory notebooks
• Follow and be a positive influence with regards to Flint Group Safety Culture in the labs, production

Job Duties

• Interface with product management, sales, manufacturing and technical service personnel to support existing business and grow new business
• Be professional, reliable, ethical, responsive, & customer focused
• Proactively communicate results and interpretations in a clear and concise manner
• Concentrates his/her efforts on important priorities
• Plan and schedule all technical activities of a project(s)
• Is good at establishing clear directions
• Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner
• Maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results
• Use first-hand customer information to improve/develop products and services
• Demonstrate successful project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Qualifications

This position requires a Master degree in chemistry, polymer chemistry or chemical engineering. A 1 to 3 years’ experience in the Narrow Web Industry, working for an ink or coating company specialized in UV curable and/or waterborne technology is a plus. Hands-on experience working in laboratory at academic or industrial level is a must have. The candidate should have experience working in a team environment.

Strong written and verbal communications skills as well as a first experience in project management skills are required for this role.

Personal attributes

• Strong business minded
• Self-starter, initiates plans and drives action
• Project planning and execution of project deliverables
• Strong customer orientation
• Strong verbal and written presentation skills
• Problem analysis and problem-solving ability
• Team player with positive enthusiasm
• Dedication and passion for the job
• High energetic attitude
• High organizational skills
• Ability to multitask
• Computer literacy