Development Chemist

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Date: Feb 10, 2026

Location: Melbourne, AU

Company: AkzoNobel

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

We are seeking a motivated and technically capable R&D Chemist to join our Coil Coatings team. In this role, you will be responsible for formulating, developing and evaluating coil coating products, assessing new raw materials, and supporting key technical projects. You will also provide technical support to the Regional Technical and Commercial teams, contributing to product innovation and customer success.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional to build technical expertise in industrial coatings within a collaborative, project-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Follow safe work practices to ensure personal and equipment safety.
  • Formulate, develop and maintain coil coating recipes and product portfolios for South Asia.
  • Deliver medium- to long-term R&D projects in line with project plans and deliverables, under the guidance of senior technical staff.
  • Evaluate raw materials and optimise formulations to enhance product performance and meet customer requirements.
  • Participate in visits locally, interstate and overseas for product evaluation and scale-up activities.
  • Prepare technical reports to summarise evaluation outcomes and update product guidelines.
  • Provide technical service support to the Regional Technical and Commercial teams.

About You

  • 1–2 years’ experience in the industrial coatings industry or a related field is preferred, but fresh graduates with a chemistry background are also encouraged to apply.
  • Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Polymer Science or a related discipline.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with a results-oriented mindset.
  • Excellent technical report writing skills.
  • Strong time management and organisational skills.
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.
  • Excellent written and verbal English skills.
  • Ability to discern colour.
  • Full driver’s licence and willingness to travel interstate and overseas as required.

Why Join Us

  • Opportunity to work on innovative products in a technically advanced R&D environment.
  • Exposure to international projects and customers.
  • Career development within a global industrial coatings business.
  • Collaborative and supportive team culture.

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.

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