Are you a new chemistry or chemical engineering graduate, looking for your first big career role? A job that will challenge your skills, and give you lots of opportunity for growth? 

Or are you an experienced chemist, looking to take on your next challenge with a great construction materials company? 

Either way, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for someone who is excited to work for growing company with a great reputation and long-term stability. 

Formulation Chemist - Coatings 

Your goal in this position is to formulate, and conduct experiments and tests on new coatings and products on an ongoing basis. Primarily you’ll be working with acrylic, epoxy, and polyurethane resins. You’ll also be in charge of our lab, and we’d love for you to find ways to implement process improvements and efficiencies across the board. 

You’re someone who is highly driven, and always searching for the opportunity to bring forward new ideas, ways to improve products, and make sure we’re always on the cutting edge. 

Practically speaking, you will: 

• Design multivariate studies of different formulations of particular coatings and products, minimizing the number of replicates while maximizing the amount of information obtained


• Conduct studies on long-term stability of products and coatings


• Manage trials, pilot studies, and panel tests to compare reactions of potential customers to proposed formulations


• Analyze results of experimental studies and write reports for both corporate records and regulatory bodies


• Develop prototype products for customer testing


• Assist with scale-up from development to production quantities 

Above all, we’re looking for someone who is really looking to own their role, and build a real career. 

The Details 

This is a full-time permanent position, working Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm. We are a medium sized coatings manufacturer that values human interaction, relationships and people.  We will offer an attractive starting salary, commensurate with experience, as well as comprehensive benefits and performance bonuses. 

Qualifications 

• Experience working as a laboratory chemist


• Strong mathematical and statistical skills


• Experience conducting experiments, analyzing results, drawing conclusions, and proposing next steps


• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office


• Post-secondary degree or diploma in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field 

How to Apply 

Our online application will give you the option to apply to this role as a complete person – not just a resume. The application will assess your qualifications, personality traits and workplace preferences, and should take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. After submitting, you'll receive an email inviting you to log in and view your assessment results. 

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us with the “Help” button in the application. 

We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.