Laboratory Chemist

Rarekind; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams in Thomastown, Melbourne is seeking a Laboratory Chemist to work across packaging coatings, troubleshoot product issues and help bring new formulations to life.

You will collaborate with the ANZ team and colleagues across Asia, applying solid technical foundations and a methodical approach to turn problems into practical, innovative solutions for customers.

Job description

If you’re the kind of person who loves getting stuck into a problem, figuring out the why behind the results and finding a better way forward, this one might have your name on it.

We’re on the lookout for a Laboratory Chemist to join the team at Sherwin-Williams in Thomastown, Melbourne. You’ll be working across packaging coatings, helping troubleshoot product issues, improve existing formulations and bring new product ideas to life.

It’s a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety in the lab, likes seeing their work make a real difference and wants to keep building their technical expertise along the way.

You’ll be right in the thick of the technical action, working alongside the wider ANZ team and collaborating with colleagues across Asia.

In short, you’ll be combining science, problem solving and a healthy dose of curiosity to help deliver better outcomes for customers.

You don’t need to have every answer straight away, but you do need a solid technical foundation, a methodical approach and the confidence to get stuck into a challenge.

You’re someone who enjoys understanding how things work, isn't afraid to ask questions and can work collaboratively to turn a technical problem into a practical solution.

You’ll be joining Sherwin-Williams, a global name in coatings, with the chance to work on existing products while contributing to new developments across the ANZ and Asian markets.

There’s plenty of variety, opportunities to broaden your technical knowledge and the chance to work with a team that brings together laboratory, technical service and commercial expertise.

If you’re ready to put your lab experience to work, get involved in product development and solve problems that go beyond the test tube, we’d love to chat.