Colourist

Come Join an Inclusive Team

Reporting to the technical manager, the colourist is responsible for creating new cost-effective   formulations to meet customers’ requirements.

The role will require the colourist to:

• Communicate with Sales to determine the needs of the customer for new colour developments;
• Create new cost-effective formulations that meet the customer needs;
• Problem solve issues that customers have with colour formulations;

Help colour matching issues with samples and QC;

A Day in the Life

• Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Development of most cost effective new colour formulations to customer requirements, taking into account the technical requirements of the application.
• Input new colour match formulas into PLM
• Utilise Colibri colour matching software and PLM colour match management systems.
• Provision of colour samples, formulations and costings for use by sales, production and other departments
• Provision of support to other departments (Production, QC, Sales) on colour related issues.
• Provision of supervision, training and assistance to other members of the Laboratory for colour matching, and sample production.
• Provide assistance/guidance to the sample colour technician as required and help them maintain cost effective colour matches
• Evaluation of new pigments with the aim of providing most cost effective and /or better technical solution for new and existing colour recipes.
• Maintenance of colour standard libraries (master standards, swatch cards).

You Bring This Value

Good knowledge of pigments, polymers and additives required.

Experience of masterbatch formulation development.

Experience of colour computer systems and colour matching equipment such as Two-Roll Mill, Injection Moulder, Cast Film Extrusion, and injectruder.

Communicate with multiple departments to provide updates on colour related topics.

What We Offer

• Participation in our employee benefit plans for employees in the UK including:
  • Pension scheme with employer contributions matching double employee contributions to maximum of 10% employer contributions.
  • Group Income Protection & Life Insurance
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Enhanced Company Sick Leave
  • Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
  • Cycle2Work Scheme

Competencies