As our new Technical Support Chemist, you’ll play a key role within the Tech Support team, working closely with our Composites, Adhesives and Tooling, and Functional Polymers businesses to support customers and develop practical technical solutions.
You’ll help drive customer satisfaction and product performance by combining hands-on laboratory work with technical advice, application recommendations and product training. This is an opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects, building your technical expertise while making a direct impact on our customers and commercial teams.
Key responsibilities:
What we’re looking for:
Degree in Chemistry or a related technical discipline.
Previous experience working in a laboratory, testing or technical support environment.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions.
Clear and confident communicator, able to provide technical advice to internal and external stakeholders.
Commercially aware, with the ability to understand the impact of technical recommendations on customers and the wider business.
Desirable
Why join us?
At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee-owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance, including:
Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%
Private medical insurance and health cash plan
Profit share and bonus schemes
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more
Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
Learning and development opportunities
Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes
Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ
We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.
About Scott Bader
Scott Bader is a global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we combine over 100 years of expertise with a passion for innovation, quality and sustainability, supporting customers across a wide range of industries worldwide.
Today, more than 600 colleagues work across our global network of manufacturing sites, offices and technical centres, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding customer support.
What makes Scott Bader different is our employee ownership model. Since 1951, our colleagues have shared in the responsibility and success of the business, helping shape a company that balances commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, community and long-term thinking.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Scott Bader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. We welcome different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, recognising that diversity drives innovation, collaboration and better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.
Chemistry is at the heart of everyday life, and this is where you’ll find Scott Bader. Since 1921, we’ve been delivering the quality products and services our customers need. Today, we continue to drive even better standards in chemistry on a global scale, building a more sustainable future for everyone.
But what really sets us apart is our commitment to making a positive difference – it’s not just our tagline, it really is how we do business, and it means we’re changing lives for the better. In line with our purpose, we are committed to setting the standard in sustainable chemistry so that people and the planet can thrive in harmony.
Make our difference your advantage.
