Polymer Formulation Technologist – Scale-Up & Trials

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Job summary

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment is recruiting for a hands-on Polymer Formulation Technologist in Chinley, Derbyshire. You will develop and test formulations, scale from laboratory to larger batches, and support commercial delivery with Production, Quality and Sales teams.

The role focuses on practical formulation and material preparation, testing, scale-up and customer applications in an on-site environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on formulation and product‑development experience in polymers or formulated materials.
• Experience with polymers, paints, coatings, adhesives or related materials.
• Ability to scale laboratory formulations into larger trials/manufacturing.
• Experience using mixers, blenders or similar preparation equipment.
• Exposure to mechanical, physical, rheological or thermal testing.
• Ability to interpret test results to improve formulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prepare and optimise polymer formulations.
• Produce laboratory batches using mixers and other preparation equipment.
• Scale formulations from 250 g to 3–4 kg batches.
• Support scale-up work at 25 kg and larger trials up to one tonne.
• Carry out and interpret mechanical and physical material testing.
• Use results to refine formulations and improve performance.
• Support projects from development to production and customer delivery.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality and Sales to meet targets.
• Investigate formulation, processing and customer‑related technical challenges.
• Support raw-material changes, product improvements and cost‑optimisation.

Skills

Hands-on formulation

Industrial experience

Polymers & coatings

Testing experience

Scale-up experience

Problem-solving

Education

Degree not essential

Tools

Mixers

Blenders

Job description

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment is recruiting for a hands-on Polymer Formulation Technologist in Chinley, Derbyshire. You will develop and test formulations, scale from laboratory to larger batches, and support commercial delivery with Production, Quality and Sales teams.

The role focuses on practical formulation and material preparation, testing, scale-up and customer applications in an on-site environment.