At Crown Paints, this is not about standing still or doing the same thing every day. This is your chance to take what you have learned and turn it into something real, hands on, and full of opportunity.
You will be joining our wider R&D team as a Technical Consultant, right at the heart of where ideas become products, and where your work genuinely makes a difference.
Year 1 – Build confidence in applying paints and understanding products
Year 2 – Expand your knowledge and work more independently
Year 3 – Lead demos, solve customer problems, and handle complex projects
• Hands on paint application in lab and on site
• Investigating customer complaints and finding solutions
• Working with R&D to improve products
• Creating samples for marketing and sales
• Using systems like Product Vision and Dynamics 365
• Providing technical advice to customers and colleagues
• NVQ Level 3 (or Level 2 with strong experience)
• Practical, hands on mindset
• Curious and eager to learn
• Comfortable with technology
• Strong communication skills
• Calm, solution focused approach
• Onsitein Darwen, 5 days a week
•Occasional travel across UK and Europe
• Driving licence required
• Two stage interview processincluding technical and behavioural assessments.
Apply now and build a career that grows with you.
Application due
2026-04-22
Seniority Level
Entry level
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.
