Do you hold a Master’s or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science? Are you passionate about leveraging chemistry to drive industrial innovation and help “Make the World a Better Home”?

Saint- Gobain Weber is the brand that cares about building better for people and the planet by offering solutions that deliver sustainability and performance to mortars customers.

We’re looking for someone who is either a recent graduate or has a few years of experience as a Development Chemist. If you excel at communicating technical information across all levels of a business, are self-motivated, and possess strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, this could be the perfect role for you. The role sits within our R&D team here in Flitwick.

What you’ll be doing:

Acting as an R&D consultant on cross functional business wide projects. Managing new product development, cost saving and sustainability projects. Using technical knowledge to develop and adjust product formulations. Actively seeking to develop knowledge of raw materials and products within own product categories. Taking responsibility for ensuring products are fully tested internally and externally to comply with the relevant standard(s), as agreed with Marketing and Technical. Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of standards, policies and regulations that apply to R&D and own product category.

What you need to be successful:

Master’s or PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related discipline Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information. Ability to lead and manage various projects. Eagerness and willingness to learn. Be creative, proactive and work as part of a team.

What you’ll get:

Competitive salary + benefits Opportunity to work on a variety of projects Collaborative work environment getting exposure to work with different teams

We're here to support our colleagues - we offer access to colleague wellbeing resources including Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health first aiders to support our workplace. We encourage every colleague to develop and provide the training support required to enable achievement of future goals and aspirations.