Acryloc is an Adelaide-based, Australian-owned manufacturer and reseller of high-quality building products including coatings, decorative paints, roof membranes, and renders. We pride ourselves on innovation, sustainability, and industry-leading manufacturing processes.
Role description and key responsibilities
- Role: two experienced full-time Chemical Engineers to lead both formulation development and process system design in our manufacturing and R&D; operations. You will play a pivotal role in developing robust chemical processes, performing hands-on quality control testing, and ensuring efficient, compliant operation of chemical systems.
- Design, develop, and optimise chemical processes and formulations for coatings, membranes, and other building products.
- Monitor manufacturing process to ensure that the correct materials used, and their instructions and specifications are followed.
- Conduct and oversee quality control testing of raw materials, in process samples and finished products, ensuring compliance with specifications.
- Lead manufacturing scale-up of new and improved formulations, ensuring efficient transfer from lab to production.
- Conduct technical investigations to resolve manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions.
- Drive cost reduction and sustainability initiatives by evaluating alternative raw materials and optimising processes.
- Provide expert technical support to manufacturing, QC, and sales teams to ensure products meet customer and regulatory expectations.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation, reports, and procedures to support compliance and accreditation (e.g. ISO standards).
- Lead or contribute to continuous improvement and innovation projects, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
- Report regularly on project status and provide clear technical input into business decisions.
Key Success Criteria / KPIs
- Compliance with all health & safety standards.
- Delivery of robust, manufacturable formulations.
- Control of product and process costs.
- Compliance with quality and accreditation systems.
- Timely resolution of production and process issues.
- On-time and successful scale-up of new products.
- Continuous improvements to reduce waste, cost, and environmental impact.
- Contribution to innovation, intellectual property, and product pipeline growth.
Work relations and key stakeholders
- Procurement
- Quality Control
- Operations
- Research & Development
- Product Management
Required education, experience and job-related skills
- Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in chemical, coatings, or related manufacturing industries.
- Demonstrated expertise in quality control testing within chemical, coatings, or related manufacturing environments is essential.
- Strong understanding of formulation, scale-up, and process optimisation.
- Demonstrated ability to solve technical and manufacturing problems effectively.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to influence stakeholders.
- High computer literacy (QC systems, Excel, data analysis, technical reporting).
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Australian work rights must be held at the time of application.
General behavioural competencies most relevant for the job
- Customer focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering practical solutions.
- Collaborates – Building partnerships and working effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Drives results – Consistently delivering outcomes, even in challenging circumstances.
- Innovation – Developing creative solutions to improve processes, products, and efficiency.
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