Development Technologist

Cramlington, Northumberland

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CK Group are recruiting for a Development Technologist, on behalf of a leading multinational producer of household plastic products.

This is a full time, permanent position, based at their site in Cramlington.

Salary:

Approximately £38,000 upwards, depending on experience.

Your main duties will be:
  • Design and trial new decorative designs for polymeric films using gravure printing, aligned with market trends and customer expectations.
  • Develop and optimize solvent-based ink systems, with a focus on pigment selection, dispersion and stability.
  • Evaluate and support the development of primers to ensure strong bonding of films to polymeric substrates.
  • Conduct lab and pilot-scale gravure printing trials, managing all print parameters including cylinder selection, drying and ink transfer.
  • Troubleshoot printing issues such as colour issues, poor adhesion, solvent retention and miss printing.

Candidate requirements - skills and experience:
  • Technical qualification or degree in Printing Technology, Materials Science, Chemistry or a related field.
  • Proven experience in gravure-printing.
  • Strong understanding of pigments.
  • Working knowledge of primers and adhesion promoters.

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Must have a full UK Driving Licence, be able to drive and have access to a car. Please quote job reference in all correspondence.

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Date Posted: 06 June 2025
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