Product Development Chemist

Overview

At Bakelite, you\’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today. We\’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you\’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world\’s most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World. It\’s Better with Bakelite. It\’s Better with Bakelite: Our Commitment Back to You

• You\\\’ll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you\\\’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don\\\’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Role and Responsibilities

Product Development Chemist: The Impact You\\\’ll Have On The Organization and World

• Deliver hands-on laboratory-based development and technical service support, driving innovation and enhancing product performance across Bakelite\\\’s European resins portfolio.
• Play a key role in the development, initial manufacture, and commercialization of new and modified products, ensuring smooth market introduction and alignment with business strategy.
• Support production troubleshooting and customer complaint resolution, contributing to continuous improvement in manufacturing efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain expert knowledge of environmental, regulatory, and quality standards within the forest products sector, ensuring product development aligned with evolving compliance requirements.
• Represent Bakelite at trade and industry associations, fostering external partnerships and aligning technical developments with broader commercial goals.

Life in Cowie

In this role, you\\\’ll be located in a dynamic industrial location nestled in the heart of Scotland.

As part of the FPD EU team, you\\\’ll work on-site at a key Bakelite facility driving sustainability and safety in a setting that values local collaboration and global impact. You\\\’ll be part of a dedicated team in a close-knit community, with access to beautiful Scottish landscapes and rich cultural heritage.

Does a Typical Day Look Like?

Here are your primary responsibilities:

• Conduct direct, hands-on technical service and product development work in the lab to support the European resins business.
• Assist with the development, initial manufacture, and commercialization of new or modified resin products.
• Support production operations by troubleshooting issues and contributing to development projects and customer complaint resolution.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technologies, regulatory requirements, and environmental and quality standards relevant to the forest products sector.
• Provide off-site technical support at customer, supplier, or toll manufacturer locations when needed.
• Represent Bakelite at trade or industry associations, aligned with business strategy and approved by line management.

• Ensure compliance with HSE legislation and contributing to continuous improvement in HS&E standards.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role

(Required Skills/Abilities)

• Degree level qualification in chemistry, wood science and/or forest products industries (or other comparable manufacturing industries).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory-based product development.

Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world? Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com/careers.

Disclaimer

We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.