Colourist: Innovative Formulation & Color Matching

LyondellBasell Industries; Newport; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with employer_contriubt

Group Income Protection & Life Ins ur

Health Cash Plan

Enhanced Sick Leave

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Cycle2Work Scheme

Job summary

LyondellBasell in Newport, UK is seeking a Colourist to develop new cost-effective colour formulations that meet customer requirements. Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will collaborate with Sales to understand needs and drive development using pigments, polymers and additives.

You will input new colour match formulas into PLM, use Colibri software and colour matching equipment, and provide samples, costings and support to Production, QC and Sales.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Sales to determine the needs of the customer for new colour developments.
• Create new cost-effective formulations meeting customer needs.
• Problem solve issues that customers have with colour formulations.
• Help colour matching issues with samples and QC.
• Adhere to health, safety and environmental 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 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).

Skills

Pigments & additives knowledge

Polymers knowledge

Masterbatch formulation

Colour matching software usage

Colour matching equipment operation

Tools

Two-Roll Mill

Injection Moulder

Cast Film Extrusion

Injectruder

Job description

LyondellBasell in Newport, UK is seeking a Colourist to develop new cost-effective colour formulations that meet customer requirements. Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will collaborate with Sales to understand needs and drive development using pigments, polymers and additives.

You will input new colour match formulas into PLM, use Colibri software and colour matching equipment, and provide samples, costings and support to Production, QC and Sales.