Technical Services Chemist

Competitive salary, car allowance/company car, 24 days holiday (4 to be taken at Christmas), 8:00-4:30pm Monday to Friday, Responsibilities: * Onsite product demonstrations and problem solving at existing and prospective accounts in the UK and overseas. * Regular, routine visits to existing accounts for process auditing and optimisation. * Confidently promote products through presentations and demonstrations at customer sites. * Support in identifying and developing new opportunities for both existing and new products in-line with business growth strategies. * Work closely with the development team to generate bespoke products for customers. * Work with the sales team to identify potential target accounts. * Attend exhibitions and trade shows. * Handling of product quality complaints * Creation and control of technical datasheets * Writing of technical articles and product PR in collaboration with marketing department * Technical content creation for blog, brochures, distributor website etc. supporting marketing activities * When not visiting customers, you will be based at the UK manufacturing site in the Midlands. Candidate Profile: * Experience gained within a technical environment, ideally with a finished product line such as coatings, adhesives or paints would be ideal. * Positive and inquisitive by nature, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills plus sound technical acumen. * Able to work and communicate effectively across all levels of an organisation. * Methodically minded, able to work efficiently under pressure, able to work independently, multi-task and prioritise workload. * Willingness to take ownership and initiate change, ensuring meaningful actions are completed. * Excellent communication skills, fluent written and spoken English. * Confident presenter of technical information and able to demonstrate products. * Full UK driving licence. * Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Whitehall is the Recruitment Specialist for the Chemical, Polymer, Coatings and Life Science Industries