R&D Product Manager - Ink

Job description / Role

Position Title: R&D Product Manager - Ink
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: up to 25K AED all-inclusive depending on experience and qualifications
Benefits: laptop, mobile and ticket allowance
Job Location: 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.

- 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

- 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.

Salary:
AED 20,000 to 25,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

RTC-1 Employment Services is a licensed recruitment firm based in Dubai, UAE. Our team has been in the market since 2004 and we are supporting various industries with their staffing needs across the Middle East and Africa.