Job Description
Coating Chemist (Pulpex Ltd - Sawston, Cambridge)
REPORTS TO: Principal Scientist
We are seeking an industrially experienced, agile and motivated Coating Chemist to join our R&D team. As part of a multi-disciplinary R&D engineering and science team, you will be responsible for developing, formulating, and testing high performance coatings to deliver enhanced performance and help drive the transition to sustainable packaging at scale.
This is an opportunity to deliver impact in a quickly evolving field of Science. You will be encouraged to come up with new and innovative ideas, share and apply knowledge and skills to support existing teams and projects. You will be part of the team that delivers a real answer to enduring issues in the environment.
ROLE:
1. Develop and optimise new coating formulations to deliver specific performance criteria such as barrier performance, durability, and appearance.
2. Develop and optimize coating for application processes such as spraying to ensure uniform coverage and adhesion.
3. Work within the barrier chemistry team to characterise coating properties, using a variety of analytical techniques and instrumentation.
4. Optimisation of formulations for deployment onto Pulpex Packaging by the Industrialisation team.<...