Senior Project Leader: Liquid Inks - South East England - £Highly Competitive

Our Client is a recognised leader within their sector of specialist inks and this is a fantastic opportunity to be in a position for further advancement within the laboratory to more senior technical roles, or a move towards a technical service role.

Role reports to: Technical Manager.

Main Purpose of the Role

Develop high quality and innovative Liquid Ink products and contribute to product development programmes to meet business needs and within agreed deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain current product ranges ensuring compliance, changes when necessary, material understanding and formulation cost savings; significantly contribute to the technology knowledge and understanding.
• Key relationships will include laboratory and operational personnel, providing support, training and guidance for junior technical staff, liaison with external research partners.

Key Accountabilities

• Plan and execute development projects against agreed timescales according to business needs.
• Provide extensive technical knowledge for effective problem resolution.
• Communicate regular project status updates and documentation to internal stakeholders in a clear and concise way. Maintain accurate laboratory records.
• Identify relevant technologies and create novel new products via literature/patent search and in-house R&D.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience in leading projects.
• Extensive knowledge of printing ink and coatings technology.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of formulation principles.
• Degree in Chemistry/Physics or related discipline.