The Research & Development Chemist role within the Paint teamat our Sheffield site is apart of the wider R&D function supporting all our Consumer Brands products within the Lab and into Manufacturing. This position is ideal for someone with R&D development experience, ideally with paint and paint coatings. In return we offer an attractive salary, company bonus, company contributed pension, career and development opportunities and much more. You will be responsible for R&D Development work of new products/formulations and reformulation of existing products Laboratory testing of formulations and products within our paint products Management of projects through the stage-gate process from feasibility to scale-up Provision of support to the QA and Consumer Services Departments Advise plant on production batch corrections & complaint investigation Management of formulations/recipes within the company IT systems The skills and experience we are ideally looking for Bachelors Degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, polymer/materials science or related technical discipline desired Experience of working in a chemical laboratory Effective written & verbal communication skills with experience presenting Experience of decorative coatings products and/or woodcare products Driving license is preferred due to occasional travel Our offer Attractive compensation programme Company bonus Excellent company contributed pension Career growth opportunities in a truly international environment Opportunities for memberships in societies supporting career development including the EMEAI Women's Network Innovation leaders in the protective coatings industry Sherwin Academy offers continuous training programmes for all seniority levels Attractive wellbeing, mental health, women & inclusion and ID&E programmes Eligibility to Work You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for. Equal Opportunity Employer An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law. Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process. ADZN1_UKTJ