Technical Support Chemist

Scott Bader; Wollaston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Profit share

Holiday entitlement 25 days

Volunteer days

Learning opportunities

EV & Cycle to Work

Onsite facilities Wollaston HQ

Job summary

Scott Bader, a global manufacturer of advanced composites, invites a Technical Support Chemist to join our Tech Support team. You’ll blend hands-on lab work with technical advice across composites, adhesives and functional polymers to support customers and improve product performance.

Onsite with international travel (about one week per month), you’ll deliver development projects, evaluate product applications, provide troubleshooting and training, and collaborate with manufacturing and R&D to

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry or related technical discipline.
• Experience in a laboratory, testing or technical support environment.
• Strong analytical skills with data interpretation.
• Clear communicator providing technical advice to stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of technical impact on customers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver short-term and customer-specific development projects within agreed timescales.
• Evaluate product performance and applications across composites, adhesives, tooling and functional polymers.
• Provide technical support, troubleshooting and application advice to customers and commercial teams.
• Support product scale-up, trials and market readiness with manufacturing and R&D.
• Maintain accurate technical records and represent Scott Bader at customer trials and industry events.

Skills

Chemistry degree

Laboratory experience

Analytical skills

Communication

Commercial awareness

Experience with composites/adhesives/p

Education

Degree in Chemistry

Job description

Onsite with international travel as required (average one week out of a month)

As our new Technical Support Chemist, you’ll play a key role within the Tech Support team, working closely with our Composites, Adhesives and Tooling, and Functional Polymers businesses to support customers and develop practical technical solutions.

You’ll help drive customer satisfaction and product performance by combining hands‑on laboratory work with technical advice, application recommendations and product training. This is an opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects, building your technical expertise while making a direct impact on our customers and commercial teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver short‑term and customer‑specific development projects within agreed timescales.
• Evaluate product performance and applications across Composites, Adhesives, Tooling and Functional Polymers.
• Provide technical support, troubleshooting and application advice to customers and commercial teams.
• Support product scale‑up, trials and market readiness in collaboration with manufacturing and R&D.
• Maintain accurate technical records and represent Scott Bader at customer trials and industry events.

What we’re looking for:

• Degree in Chemistry or a related technical discipline.
• Previous experience working in a laboratory, testing or technical support environment.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to provide technical advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to understand the impact of technical recommendations on customers and the wider business.
• Experience working with composites, adhesives and/or functional polymers.
• Experience providing technical support or advice directly to customers.

At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee‑owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work‑life balance, including:

• Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Profit share and bonus schemes
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more
• Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
• Learning and development opportunities
• Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes
• Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ

We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.

About Scott Bader

Scott Bader is a global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we combine over 100 years of expertise with a passion for innovation, quality and sustainability, supporting customers across a wide range of industries worldwide.

Today, more than 600 colleagues work across our global network of manufacturing sites, offices and technical centres, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding customer support.

What makes Scott Bader different is our employee ownership model. Since 1951, our colleagues have shared in the responsibility and success of the business, helping shape a company that balances commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, community and long‑term thinking.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Scott Bader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. We welcome different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, recognising that diversity drives innovation, collaboration and better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.