Benefits

* Salary up to £35,000

* 35.5 hours per week. Monday to Thursday: 9am - 5pm, Friday: 9am - 3pm.

* Pension (via salary sacrifice), employer contributions of up to 9% depending on employee contributions

* EAP,

* health and wellbeing initiatives,

* employee benefits hub,

* private health insurance

* 10% performance related bonus awarded in December

* Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

* Company sick pay

* Life insurance

* Annual leave; 25 days plus extra for Christmas.

Our Client is a leading global specialist for coated high-quality plastic films, sheets and other plastic products. Our Client is seeking to recruit a Development Technician to support the functions within the R&D laboratory.

Responsibilities of the Development Technician

* Lamination of exterior films using hot-melt adhesives and primers.

* Carrying out various material testing.

* Evaluating and analysing pigments and developing pigment formulations.

* Assisting with New Product Development and trials.

* Using accelerated weathering cabinets to test samples in simulated conditions.

Profile of the Development Technician

* Degree in Chemistry, Materials Science or Polymer Science (essential).

* Knowledge of Colour Chemistry/Pigment Technology (desirable).

* Experience of working in a laboratory environment (desirable)