Paint Development Chemist

Elchemie Recruitment · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Location
Johannesburg
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
July 11, 2026

Job Description


Job Title:
Paint Development Chemist
Location: East Rand Gauteng
Industry: Paint & Coatings manufacturing 
Type: Permanent  / Environment: Combination of laboratory, factory floor and office environments

About the Role
The Paint Development Chemist owns the laboratory-to-production journey of the Company’s products: developing new formulations, improving and cost-optimising existing ones, evaluating raw materials and suppliers, and providing technical support to production and quality



What you’ll be doing




    • Develop new Specialized Coating Systems formulations using sound coatings chemistry: selecting suitable binders, pigments, solvents and additives based on the required performance profile, and calculating ratios using density, non-volatile ...

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