If passion is your favourite colour,we want you on our team.

Harris Paints is a regional group of companies which manufactures, distributes, and retails paint, accessories, and high-performance coatings across the region.

As our business continues to expand its regional base, we are seeking to engage a strategic professional leader to join our Technical team.

Barbados

Senior Manager Research & Development (Due March 28, 2025)

Core Responsibilities: 

1. 1.Lead the Research & Development team and operations.
   
2. Maintain the product innovation pipeline, aligned with market trends and customer needs. Activate development process, monitor timeline execution of projects, evaluate and present results.
   
3. Facilitate new product categories and intelligence into new raw materials and conduct benchmarking to ensure the portfolio is competitive. Conduct approvals for new product launches and new raw materials. 
   
4. Champion quality assurance to ensure that products, processes and procedures perform as expected. Ensure products are created to meet the health, safety, and the improvement of sustainability standards.
   
5. Manage the technical support for issues related to paint production and technical service. 
   
6. Facilitate continuous learning and upskilling of Technical staff and activate proactive communication and collaboration with key suppliers and organizations.
   
7. Conduct/facilitate/support the Sales & Marketing Team in the area of product information and product application training and seminars. 

Qualifications / Experience:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Natural Sciences or related field with at least 7 years’ experience in a Technical leadership role.
  OR
  
• A Master’s Degree in Chemistry / Natural Sciences or related field with 5 years’ experience in a Technical leadership role. 

Skills, Competencies and Requirements for the position:

1. Proven experience and knowledge of paint chemistry and formulation techniques.
   
2. Experience in leading innovation pipeline and driving R&D projects.
   
3. Experience in Laboratory processes and best practices. Ability to use and apply lab instruments used in the coatings industry.
   
4. High level of interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
   
5. Ability to develop technical instructions in a simple and understandable way to the customer.
   
6. Strategic, proactive and results oriented. Independent manager with a “make it happen” approach.
   
7. Experience in mentoring, coaching and training.
   
8. Knowledge of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/Business Management System (BMS) quality standards would be an asset.

Why Harris is the place for you?

You will be joining the Caribbean's market-leading brand, which will provide you with a unique opportunity to advance your career across 14 Caribbean countries. You will receive unparalleled training on the job and through our Harris Academy. In a company that prides itself on encouraging diversity and being an equal opportunity employer, this position is backed by a competitive compensation package that includes pension, health and Life Insurance benefits and the flexibility to grow your career.