Inktech Ltd
Job Overview
Summary:- Responsible for managing a small team of technicians
- Suited to someone who enjoys working in a fast paced lab environment and is used to reacting quickly to changing customer demands
- Leading the lab team, allocating work, managing staff movements, priorities and day to day workload
- Managing the lab work/enquiries log
- Staff training and development
- Staff monthly 'one 2 ones' and twice yearly appraisals
- Quality control of production batches
- Reformulation of existing products for cost or technical reasons
- Creating formulations and production processing procedures
- Raw material testing and approvals
- Providing technical support to sales team and direct to customers
- Playing an active part in product trials, scale up and manufacture
- Coordinating/resolving all day to day technical issues on site
- New product development i.e. working on customer enquiries for new inks & coatings
- Work with the regulatory manager to ensure relevant standards and legislation are met when selecting new materials
- Be involved with lab risk assessments and ensuring adherence by lab staff to all relevant internal safe systems of work
- Experienced lab manager with a background 'on the bench' developing liquid printing inks and specialist coatings
- Proven self motivator with strong drive and initiative
- Demonstrate good problem solving skills, good communication skills
- Experience managing a small team
- Commitment to improve quality
- Strong attention to detail
- Accurate written & verbal english skills for report writing & presentations
- Extensive experience formulating flexo/gravure liquid inks and coatings
- Knowledge of resins, pigments, solvents and additives
- Good understanding of modern colour management systems
- Knowledge of the supply chain
- Able to build relationships with suppliers
- Familiar with both lab and factory processing equipment
To apply, please email your cover letter & CV to jane@inktechinnovation.co.uk
Job Detail
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SalaryCompetitive, depending on experience
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ExperienceSee requirements