Development Chemist

Job Mail • Natural Resources • 12 days ago
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≈ $23k – $52k per year (Estimated)
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In office (Midrand)
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Senior · 6+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 14, 2026. Job Mail scores C on the Alion truth index.

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Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
jobmail.co.za • HQ: Pretoria, South Africa • Job Boards & Aggregators • Est. 1997
Are you passionate about chemistry, formulation and developing innovative coating solutions? An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Development Chemist to join a technical team focused on developing, optimising and improving high-performance industrial coating products.

The successful candidate will play a key role in new product development, formulation optimisation, raw material evaluation and technical troubleshooting, ensuring products meet performance, quality and production requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimise industrial and protective coating formulations.
  • Drive new product development and adapt existing formulations to meet local market requirements.
  • Work with raw materials to identify alternatives, improve product performance and support cost optimisation.
  • Conduct product testing, performance evaluations and quality investigations.
  • Support production teams with formulation transfers, scale-up, troubleshooting and process improvements.
  • Investigate product and customer complaints, identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with technical, quality, production and commercial teams to deliver product improvements.
  • Maintain technical documentation, formulation records and product specifications.
  • Ensure products meet relevant quality, safety and performance standards.

Minimum Requirements

  • A BSc or equivalent qualification in Chemistry, Polymer Science or a related scientific field.
  • Approximately 6-10 years of relevant experience in industrial or protective coatings development.
  • Practical experience with epoxy, polyurethane and zinc-rich coating systems, as well as high-performance protective linings.
  • Proven experience in formulation development, product optimisation and raw material evaluation.
  • Experience with coating performance testing, quality control and production troubleshooting.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Advantageous Experience

  • Exposure to multinational organisations or global R&D teams.
  • Experience with coating standards such as ISO, ASTM or AMPP/NACE.
  • Experience transferring formulations from development into full-scale production.

What’s on Offer?

  • A technically challenging role with opportunities to contribute to product innovation.
  • The opportunity to work on industrial coating solutions and formulation improvements.
  • A competitive remuneration package, dependent on experience.
Interested in taking the next step in your R&D career? Apply today with your updated CV to be considered for this opportunity.
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