You have built your skills the hard way, on site, solving problems, working with different products, and delivering quality work day in, day out. That experience is valuable, and it should open doors for you, not limit you.
This is your opportunity to take everything you have learned on the tools and turn it into a long term career that offers more variety, less physical strain, and genuine progression. You will still be close to the work, the products, and the challenges, but in a way that uses your expertise differently, within our Research and Development team.
This role is all about evolving your career, not starting again. You will still be using your technical knowledge every day, just in a smarter, more sustainable way.
• Less wear and tear on your body, with a stronger focus on problem solving and technical expertise
• A varied role that combines lab work, site visits, and collaboration with our R&D teams
• The chance to influence how products are developed and perform, not just apply them
• A position where your experience is recognised, respected, and genuinely valued
What you have learned on site gives you a real advantage here. You understand the challenges, the environments, and what good looks like, and that insight is exactly what we need.
• Investigate paint and application issues, using your experience to identify root causes
• Visit sites and provide practical, credible advice that customers trust
• Work closely with R&D teams to help shape and improve products
• Support product testing and technical evaluations in both lab and real world conditions
• Create samples and technical support materials that bring products to life
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys the trade but is ready for a new challenge and a different pace.
• NVQ Level 3 in Painting and Decorating, or Level 2 with strong hands on experience
• Solid, practical decorating experience across a range of surfaces and products
• A natural problem solving mindset and attention to detail
• Open to learning new systems and ways of working in a modern environment
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to build trust with customers and colleagues
• Full UK driving licence, as the role includes UK travel and occasional European visits
This is about creating a career that works for you, both now and in the future.
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, giving you time to properly switch off
• A strong pension scheme with 6 percent employee and 12 percent employer contributions
• Discounts on Crown Paints products
• A stable, long term role within an established business, with real opportunities to progress
You have already built the experience. Now it is time to use it in a way that gives you more back.
Apply now and start building a career that works for you long term.
The interview process will consist of 2 onsite interviews involved practical assessments of paint application and site tours.
Application due
2026-04-22
Seniority Level
Associate
Job Functions
Customer Service, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Research
Industry
Chemicals
Crown Paints is one of UK’s most renown paint manufacturers and we have been manufacturing for over 200 years, with over 60 years proudly holding the Royal Warrant. However, what really sets Crown apart is the support we provide for cultural, humanitarian and scientific causes across the world through our ownership structure. Crown Paints is part of the Hempel Group, which gives our company stability and our employees extended, global career possibilities.
As a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions, Hempel is a global company with strong values, working with customers in the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Hempel factories, R&D centres and stock points are established in every region.
Hempel’s paints and coatings protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and play an essential role in our customers’ businesses. They help minimise maintenance costs, improve aesthetics and increase energy efficiency.
At Hempel, our purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions. We firmly believe that we will succeed as a business only if we place sustainability at our heart. Not only is it the right thing to do, it will strengthen our competitive position, make ourselves more resilient and reduce our risk.
Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915. It is majority owned by the Hempel Foundation, which ensures a solid economic base for the Hempel Group and supports cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific purposes around the world.
