R&d Marine

**Date**:Jun 6, 2023

**Location**: Dammam, SA

**Company**:AkzoNobel

We’ve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there’s a good chance you’re only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from the most sustainable paints company, which has been inventing the future for more than two centuries.

**Job Purpose**:

- Developing new products and technologies based on regional marketing requirements in co-ordination with Central laboratory
- Effectively report results, propose conclusions and recommendations within agreed timescales using appropriate methods
- Developing fundamental understanding of key coating attributes
- Testing/support of existing products, processes and coating systems
- Support the regional manufacturing sites Marine & Protective Coatings R&D

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Testing/support of existing technologies, products and processes
- Developing fundamental understanding of key coating and technology attributes
- Effective development and management of long-term plans for assigned projects and support activities. Contributes to project risk analysis
- Understands how product attributes relate to external customer needs through market insights
- Design, develop, carry-out, evaluate & interpret experiments under own direction based on advanced knowledge and previous experience
- Identify and contributes to idea generation by building on others ideas e.g. to support test method development &/or developing new products and technologies
- Effectively analyses data and patterns to generate conclusions and recommendations within agreed timescales using appropriate methods
- Support factory in terms of introducing new products and follow scale up processes to enable smooth transfer of technologies and products
- Support other regional factories RD&I teams in the MEA region for introducing new products
- To ensure the new products and processes introduced on site are complied to local factory guidelines
- Identifies improvement needs and suggests improvement activities/projects to resolve major issues. concerns e.g. collecting and analysing data. Drives roll-out of improvement solutions (where required)
- Provision of effective support to internal and external customers (e.g. training colleagues, leading claims/complaints investigations and managing trials)
- Effective communication and liaison with key influencers e.g. within the team, MPY RD&I, Technology Team, PRSA, Intellectual Property, other functions and external suppliers
- Maintains a safe working environment e.g. member of 5S team, supports H&S engagement audits, supporting BBS processes

**Experience**:

- BSc / MSc Degree in Chemistry.
- At least 3 year of relevant experience in Paints & Coatings industry.
- Experience in Marine & Protective Coatings with hands on experience in the laboratory; new product evaluations, and raw materials testing as per industry standards.
- NACE or similar certification is an advantage.

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: 31408