Development Chemist

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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About the Role :

Keen to kickstart your R&D career and make a real impact? Join us as a Development Chemist within the Coil Coatings R&D team in Sunshine, Melbourne ! In this dynamic full-time entry-level lab-based role where you’ll be at the forefront of product innovation—formulating, testing, and refining coil coating solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers across the South Asia region.

You’ll play a central role in shaping the performance and reliability of our products, work closely with senior technical staff and cross-functional teams, contributing to the development of high-performance coatings that protect and enhance metal surfaces in demanding environments. Your work will directly impact how our coatings perform in real-world environments—from industrial rooftops to architectural panels.

What will you be doing?

• Formulate and evaluate coil coating products tailored to the specific needs of the South Asia market. This includes developing new recipes, adjusting existing formulations, and rigorously testing them for durability, adhesion, corrosion resistance, and aesthetic quality. You’ll use both lab-based testing and field exposure data to refine your work.
• Deliver medium to long-term R&D projects in alignment with strategic business goals. These projects may involve developing next-generation coatings with improved environmental profiles, such as low-VOC or high-solids formulations, or enhancing product performance to meet evolving customer and regulatory requirements.
• Optimize raw materials and formulations by evaluating new suppliers, testing alternative ingredients, and balancing performance with cost-efficiency. For example, you might assess a new resin system that improves UV resistance while reducing production complexity.
• Participate in customer visits and product scale-ups, both locally and internationally. You’ll work closely with commercial and technical teams to understand customer needs, present technical findings, and support the transition of lab-scale formulations to full-scale manufacturing.
• Conduct site visits to natural and corrosion exposure locations—including overseas test sites—to gather long-term performance data. These insights are critical for validating product claims and guiding future development.
• Write comprehensive technical reports that clearly document your findings, conclusions, and recommendations. These reports will serve as a foundation for internal decision-making and external product documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, quality assurance, procurement, and supply chain, to ensure the smooth introduction of new or modified products. You’ll help troubleshoot issues, align on specifications, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical service support to the regional commercial and technical teams. Whether it’s answering a customer’s question about product compatibility or helping resolve a field issue, your expertise will be key to maintaining trust and satisfaction.

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If you're ready to take the next step in your R&D career and contribute to the future of coil coatings, we want to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of AkzoNobel and the coatings industry.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID : 47132

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