Material Technologist (Compounds)

Title: Material Technologist (Compounds) Salary: Dependent on experience Working hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm and Friday 8:30am - 2:00pm (37.5 hours per week) Location: Leicester, Leicestershire VH Talent is delighted to partner with our renowned client, a leading global engineering company, to appoint a skilled Material Technologist (Compounds). The Material Technologist will support the development, testing, and evaluation of raw materials, chemical solutions, and compound formulations used in manufacturing. Whilst also assisting in analysing material properties to ensure performance, quality, and suitability for production applications. If you re ready for the challenge, we d love to hear from you! Please note this is a site based role not hybrid The Material Technologist Role: Assist in developing, testing, and evaluating new compounding materials and mixing processes to ensure they meet required specifications Identify, investigate and assist in addressing production and process-related failures Evaluate chemical risks in accordance with COSHH regulations and provide corresponding hazard warning cards Update, monitor and maintain process and solution specifications Assist with failure analysis and root cause analysis/investigation Regular communication with internal departments, other sites, customers, suppliers and other external personnel Support with carrying out testing methods Conduct laboratory experiments and physical testing of materials ..... full job details .....