Bench Chemist

Stenhouse Recruitment; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New purpose-built facilities in Bundam

Onsite parking

Executive kitchen with complimentary 

Resident office dogs for stress-free

Professional development support

Job summary

All Purpose Coatings in Bundamba, Ipswich, Queensland, is seeking an experienced chemist to join a small R&D team and contribute to new product launches and improved coating formulations.

You will conduct routine and advanced testing on epoxy and urethane systems, support QC/QA, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with production to scale from lab to pilot and full-scale manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor Science in chemistry or related field.
• Laboratory experience in adhesives, coatings, polymer-based materials such as resin or paint.
• Strong understanding of epoxy, polyaspartic, polyurethane or similar chemistries.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and advanced analytical laboratory testing on epoxy and urethane systems used in coatings, adhesives, flooring and industrial applications.
• Confer with internal and external stakeholders to analyse, interpret and develop tests.
• Troubleshoot and resolve formulation across epoxy and urethane systems.
• Support quality control and QC/QA programs, ensuring compliance with internal standards and relevant industry standards.
• Laboratory safety, data integrity, and meticulous documentation (SOP adherence).
• Maintain product standards and specifications.
• Ensure scale-up from lab to production is smooth and consistent.
• Provide technical guidance to production, sales and customers: solving performance issues, interpreting test data, and delivering practical recommendations.
• Keeping abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and sustainability initiatives affecting materials.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in chemistry

Lab experience in adhesives/coatings

Chemistries: epoxy/polyurethane

Analytical problem solving

Excellent communication

Documentation skills

Independent testing & scale-up

Education

Bachelor Science in chemistry or related field

Job description

• Career opportunity in Head Office facility
• Salary negotiable to experience circa $85,000 - $110,000 + Super

• New purpose-built facilities Bundamba
• Career opportunity in Head Office facility
• Salary negotiable to experience circa $85,000 - $110,000 + Super

Why you will be Excited by this Role

Join a high-growth leader in the protective coatings industry with a history of innovative solutions, strong investment in R&D, technical excellence and customer support. As an Australian manufacturing and wholesale business with a HQ in Bundamba, Ipswich, All Purpose Coatings supplies high-performance products to the Australian market.

There is a reason people stay for the long term with the team at APC, including experienced management, continuous growth and great systems just to name a few! Unfortunately one of our chemists has left for personal reasons and we are seeking another dynamic chemist to join the team and expand APC’s R&D capabilities.

The Position

This is your opportunity to join an established and expanding national team where you can continue to grow your experience. Working as a team of two Chemists, you will contribute to new product launches that impact the industrial and commercial flooring markets. Formulating innovatively reliable and consistent products, improving existing technologies, testing and providing technical expertise that meet market and regulatory requirements is the mandate of the team.

You will work closely with your colleagues and production teams to align R&D with company goals ensuring the creation of products that meet the highest performance standards for durability, UV stability, curing speed, and safety. Key responsibilities include;

• Conduct routine and advanced analytical laboratory testing on epoxy and urethane systems used in coatings, adhesives, flooring and industrial applications (adhesion, abrasion, chemical resistance, UV/weathering, water spotting, and curing profiles).
• Confer with internal and external stakeholders to analyse, interpret and develop tests.
• Troubleshoot and resolve formulation across epoxy and urethane systems.
• Support quality control and QC/QA programs, ensuring compliance with internal standards and relevant industry standards.
• Laboratory safety, data integrity, and meticulous documentation (SOP adherence).
• Maintain product standards and specifications.
• Ensure scale-up from lab to production is smooth and consistent.
• Provide technical guidance to production, sales and customers: solving performance issues, interpreting test data, and delivering practical recommendations.
• Keeping abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and sustainability initiatives affecting materials.

Your Background

If you are an experienced Chemist seeking to continue your professional development and work in a high growth industry, then this is the position for you! Working beyond testing, you will be writing formulas and become an expert in the field. We are ideally seeking a person with the following skills and experience;

• Minimum of a Bachelor Science in chemistry or related field
• Prior practical laboratory experience ideally in adhesives, coatings, polymer-based materials i.e. resin, paint etc.
• Strong understanding of epoxy, polyaspartic, polyurethane or similar chemistries highly regarded
• Ability to think laterally and solve problems
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong documentation and writing skills
• Able to work independently on the testing of new and improved products through to production scaling

Why you will like Working with Here

You will thrive in the genuinely collaborative culture where everyone pitches in to support each other. As a national industry leader, you’ll gain exposure to large-scale operations while enjoying the personal touch of a family-owned business that prioritises employee wellbeing and career development. Combine this with a long-established client base and low staff turnover, there is a great deal to like about working for an industry leader with a great reputation.

Additional benefits that make a difference:

• New purpose-built facilities in Bundamba
• Onsite parking
• Executive kitchen with complimentary snacks throughout the day
• Resident office dogs for stress-free companionship
• Professional development support

If you have been seeking positions such as Industrial Chemist, Technical Chemist or Product Development then this position would be ideal.

Opportunities to join a successful business do not come along often. You do not want to miss this opportunity to join this successful national business based in Queensland!

Due to the nature of the business (chemicals), smoking on the premises is prohibited.