Join Our Team as R\\&D Chemist - Hull Performance

JOTUN; Sandefjord; On-site; NOK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Jotun Academy

Career development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Jotun is seeking an experienced R&D Chemist to join the Hull Performance Technology team in Sandefjord for a 12-month temporary assignment. You will execute R&D activities, formulate and test hull-related paint technologies, and contribute to Clean Shipping commitments while helping reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

You will work from our Sandefjord headquarters, performing lab tasks, reporting results, and collaborating with colleagues to build knowledge and drive quality improvements.

Qualifications

• MSc in polymer, organic, material or silicone chemistry.
• A few years of experience in the chemical industry preferred.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Proactive and eager to learn and share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for assigned projects and tasks; follow up with stakeholders to ensure quality.
• Execute practical lab tasks independently or with colleagues.
• Formulate, make paint in the lab, test and evaluate results and raw materials per procedures.
• Report results orally and in writing.
• Provide advice to ensure decisions are based on current knowledge.
• Contribute to defining new tasks and improve plans and execution.
• Follow HSEQ procedures; maintain a tidy, safe workspace.
• Attend to daily order to keep the workspace safe and organized.

Skills

Fluent English

Good communication

Analytical thinking

Initiative

Education

MSc in polymer/organic/material/silicone chemistry

Job description

• Sektor Privat

Execute R&D activities and practical lab tasks, including formulating, making, and testing paint technologies for hull performance.

• MSc in polymer, organic, material or silicone chemistry
• A few years of experience from the chemical industry is preferred
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Continuous learning and training through Jotun Academy
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies

Join Our Team as R&D Chemist – Hull Performance

We are looking for an R&D Chemist to join our Hull Performance Technology team in Sandefjord for a 12-months temporary employment.

This is an exciting opportunity if you want to gain hands- on experience in R&D while contributing to technologies that help shipowners reduce fuel consumption and emissions through cleaner hull performance.

Our antifouling paints and fouling release coatings help shipowners preserve fuel by keeping the hull clean from fouling. Jotun-coated vessels enabled the shipping industry to avoid 11.8 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2025.

Join our R&D team as an R&D Chemist - Hull Performance and contribute to our Clean Shipping Commitment by developing and improving our innovative paint technologies and market-leading products.

In this role, you will work from our headquarters in Sandefjord, and you will execute assigned R&D activities, support departmental goals, and contribute to building competence and collaboration within the professional environment.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for assigned projects, assets, or tasks and follow up towards stakeholders to ensure that the quality satisfies the requirements and is in accordance with relevant procedures and regulations.

Execute required practical tasks in the lab on your own or together with colleagues.

This includes independent planning, formulating, making paint in the lab, testing, and evaluating results and raw materials according to procedures and plans.

Report results of work both orally and written.

Provide advice and recommendations to ensure that the decisions are taken on best current knowledge.

Contribute to defining and initiating new tasks and contribute professionally within your own area, to increase quality of plans and execution.

Knowledge and use of the necessary HSEQ procedures, safety equipment and safety documentation; and taking into consideration general safety.

Attend to the daily order so that the workspace is tidy, safe, and a good place to work

What We Look for

Formal requirements

We are looking for someone who is engaged and proactive and wishes to both learn and share knowledge to further improve our team.

A curious and positive person who is enthusiastic about developing new chemistry technologies and paints to support our sustainability efforts and Clean Shipping Commitment

MSc in polymer, organic, material or silicone chemistry

A few years of experience from chemical industry or relevant work is positive

Relevant experience may compensate for formal education

Good communication skills, ability to cooperate and share knowledge

Fluent in English – both spoken and written

We believe successful candidates will demonstrate:

Curiosity and a strong desire to learn.

Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Initiative and drive to move activities forward.

A collaborative and knowledge-sharing mindset.

Adaptability and openness to new challenges.

A structured approach with a strong focus on quality and safety.

What we offer

Competitive compensation and benefits

Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy

Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies

Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores

A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self, and where we have an informal work environment with few hierarchies

A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities

• Polymer

For a whole century, Jotun has protected property - from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of paints and coatings, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.

Jotun’s global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal, to global product development in our new research and development centre at Gimle, one of the largest privately owned R&D centres in Northern Europe. The administration centre for both West Europe and Scandinavia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.

We provide a wide range of career opportunities, within areas such as finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.

Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development, driven by our values Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.

Visit our Career Page to know more about life at Jotun.

Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and diversity of professions, gender, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures etc. We are committed to represent the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.

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