RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

About the role

Responsible for the development and creation of new formula and alternate formulations; product formula optimizations; studies current market products to benchmark existing product properties as produced.

Key responsibilities

• Develops / creates new and alternate product formulations for assigned products
• Conducts trial batching of formulated products
• Calculates cost of selected products, analyzes formula, and creates optimized formulations to improve and enhance product quality & cost efficiency
• Conducts analysis of paint properties for assigned developments to verify complete and accurate test results
• Creates batching procedures & work instructions of formulated product(s) prior to encoding of final formulation
• Implements corrective actions for issues/concerns raised related to product development
• Conducts investigation on nonconforming products
• Executes product testing, verification, and validation on newly developed products
• Develops and carries out complex and simple testing programs as required by the organization and other regulatory agencies
• Prepares test reports of all developed and tested products

About you

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering/Material Science course
• At least 1-2 years' experience in the same industry/position or equivalent
• Preferably a Licensed Chemical Engineer/Chemist