Permanent - Technical Services Chemist - eThekwini (Durban) - South Africa

 Roles & Responsibilities

Description of key performance areas:

• Implement projects relating to coating and structural polymers.
• Product Development of new & existing products (specifically solvent based and water-based polymers and dispersions).
• Development of alternate polymer technologies to maintain a competitive advantage.
• Ability to conduct research on subjects relating to projects undertaken including raw materials.
• Formulate & synthesise products at lab scale and pilot plant.
• Generate & maintain formulation packages and technical literature on Sage X3.

Qualifications: Bachelor of science chemistry or polymer chemistry
Experience:3-5 years’ related experience in polymer science laboratory

Minimum critical competencies/skills required

• Ability to work independently.
• Must be creative and can solve problems logically and analytically using conventional methods.