03.03.22
Company Name:
Allnex
Company Description:
Allnex is a leading producer of liquid coating resins and additives (LRA). The LRA business provides a comprehensive range of products with its core technologies including: alkyds, acrylics, epoxies, polyesters, polyurethane dispersions and additives for use in water borne, solvent borne and solvent free paint and coatings.
Our products lend themselves to be used in multiple end-user segments including Automotive OEM, Vehicle Refinish, Marine & Protective, High End Metal Finishes, Decorative and Construction. With research and development and technical facilities located on five continents, we offer innovative solutions to fulfill technical and regulatory requirements around the world.
Business Industry:
Others Coatings
Job Title:
R&D Principal Chemist
Experience:
Mid-Senior Level
Job Function:
Research
Employment Type:
Full-time
Job Description:
Desired Skills and Expertise:
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Allnex
Company Description:
Allnex is a leading producer of liquid coating resins and additives (LRA). The LRA business provides a comprehensive range of products with its core technologies including: alkyds, acrylics, epoxies, polyesters, polyurethane dispersions and additives for use in water borne, solvent borne and solvent free paint and coatings.
Our products lend themselves to be used in multiple end-user segments including Automotive OEM, Vehicle Refinish, Marine & Protective, High End Metal Finishes, Decorative and Construction. With research and development and technical facilities located on five continents, we offer innovative solutions to fulfill technical and regulatory requirements around the world.
Business Industry:
Others Coatings
Job Title:
R&D Principal Chemist
Experience:
Mid-Senior Level
Job Function:
Research
Employment Type:
Full-time
Job Description:
- Deliver on Research and Development projects supporting the innovation strategy in line with the business strategy.
- Drive research and product development projects needed to meet the technical needs of market and customers.
- Lab work may include synthesis and formulating and applications’ testing. This position will include hands-on laboratory bench work.
- Guide chemist and technicians on laboratory resins cooking, paint application and evaluation, process support, instrumental analysis.
- Ensure that all projects are well documented in our stage gate innovation process and meeting defined stage gate timelines.
- Provide effective leadership of cross functional project teams to deliver on projects within the agreed budget and timeline.
- Responsible for the successful scale-up of products from laboratory to production.
- Perform laboratory products testing in terms of process and product specifications.
- Be involved in technical presentations about allnex products and conduct trainings to customers when needed.
- Investigate patentability of new products and processes and review new literature and patents on relevant technologies.
- Initiate and implement continuous project optimization/ cost optimization methods.
- Assist in rework inventory by identifying alternative use in existing products.
- Maintain safe and regulatory compliant laboratory work environment in accordance to Good Laboratory Practice and through proper usage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Lead and develop team through coaching, providing trainings, setting goals, monitoring and appraising performance.
Desired Skills and Expertise:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the area of polymer synthesis and coating application
- Minimum 8 years of successfully leading R&D projects and working with multi discipline teams
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- Results oriented personality
- Excellent interpersonal, written, oral and presentation skills
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