R&D Product Manager - Ink

Job Overview

The R&D Product Manager - Ink will lead the formulation, innovation, and optimization of ink products, ensuring performance targets like adhesion, viscosity, drying time, color strength, printability, and environmental compliance are met.

Responsibilities

• Lead the formulation, innovation, and optimization of ink products, ensuring performance targets like adhesion, viscosity, drying time, color strength, printability, and environmental compliance are met.
• Manage the full product development lifecycle from lab-scale prototypes to pilot production and full-scale manufacturing, aligning formulations with manufacturing capabilities.
• Collaborate with production, regulatory, sales, and technical teams to troubleshoot issues, ensure compliance with standards, support customer needs, and maintain detailed documentation.
• Drive cost reduction and sustainability initiatives by optimizing raw materials, improving existing products, and incorporating new technologies such as low-VOC and bio-based ink solutions.

Qualifications

• Male, 30 years old and above
• Open to Indian, European and Arabic nationals.
• At least 7 years experience in packaging or plant engineering, with strong knowledge of packaging materials, sustainability, regulations, and innovative design
• Skilled in packaging testing, quality assurance, data-driven design, and project management.

Benefits and Details

Full-time position with a salary of up to 25K AED all-inclusive depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits include laptop, mobile, and ticket allowance. The job location is Sharjah, UAE.

About the Client: A UAE-based company and one of the largest paint manufacturers in the Middle East, offering a wide range of decorative, industrial, marine, powder, and eco-friendly coatings.