R&D Technician (Technical / Scientific / Polymer Chemistry)

R&D Technician – polymer chemistry – coatings industry – technical/scientific – laboratory work – COSHH – risk assessment – report writing – multiple projects – based Harrogate -Salary: £26,000 per year+ full BUPA cover, pension and life assurance

We are looking for a graduate with some industrial work experience who is looking for a technical/scientific career in the coatings industry to work as a replacement for one of a team of 4 and be the hands on assistant for the Chief R&D Chemist

Candidates for the position of R&D Technician (Technical/Scientific) must have an understanding of polymer chemistry and be at home in a laboratory environment working practically with polymer coatings

Knowledge of standard lab safety protocols such as COSHH, risk assessment etc will also be required as will good organisational skills to balance the needs of multiple projects and a good standard of written English with the capability of writing reports in a scientific/factual style

Knowledge of polymer types used within the industrial coatings and repair industry, and/or knowledge of coating/composite testing techniques, e.g. mechanical properties, immersion resistance, adhesion, heat resistance etc would be advantageous

The role of R&D Technician (Technical/Scientific/Polymer Chemistry) will be to support the R&D chemist team in the development of new high performance coating and repair solutions for the industrial sector by assisting with the preparation and testing of new formulations

Day to day duties of the R&D Technician (Technical/Scientific/Polymer Chemistry) will include:

* Taking responsibility for a number of day-to-day lab management activities including equipment calibration and servicing, ordering of consumables and COSHH assessment of new chemicals

This is a lab-based R&D role working as part of an existing team of R&D Chemists on the development of new and innovative industrial protective coatings and repair composites for arduous environments and will primarily involve the lab-scale manufacture of polymeric materials and subsequent testing to verify required performance, e.g. resistance to corrosion, high temperatures, abrasion, chemical attack, etc

To undertake this role, the R&D Technician (Technical/Scientific/Polymer Chemistry) must be a confident communicator and team player with a flexible ‘can do’ attitude and enthusiastic personality with a desire to learn new skills

IT literacy and a clean driving license are required

This position is only open as the present incumbent is leaving to do a PhD in New York

OTJ specialises in engineering and engineering related positions. We are currently looking for Project Managers and Engineers, designers, draughts people, Mechanical, electrical and Electronics Design engineers and draughts people, service engineers, sales engineers, avionics engineers and buyers

All candidates should have the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK

This vacancy is advertised by Otj Recruitment Ltd. The services advertised are those of an employment agency