Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection – growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.
At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.
Main Accountabilities:
- To provide secretarial & travel support for Health & Protection, Customer Services, Finance & IT and Operations Department.
- To maintain good conditions and manage bookings of KL office meeting rooms.
- To manage courier services and requests for KL office (local & international), including despatch management.
- To process any office invoices in a timely manner.
- To maintain upkeep of office stationaries, employees business cards and company stamp orders.
- To maintain upkeep of office (lights, airconds, plants, etc)
- To be a member of the KL Sports and Recreational club.
- To perform additional task as and when required by supervisor.
- To provide admin assistance as and when required & as admin back up when other admins are away.
🌍 Global Benefits Overview
💰 Competitive, market-aligned compensation
🎯 Discretionary global bonus scheme
📈 Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions
🚗 Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role
🩺 Healthcare – tailored to regional locations
👶 Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
🏡 Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
📚 Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
💙 Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
🌱 Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country
🤝 Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive
🏆 Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes
Skills Required
- Provide secretarial and travel support for Health & Protection, Customer Services, Finance & IT and Operations departments
- Maintain and manage KL office meeting room bookings
- Manage courier services and international/local despatch requests
- Process office invoices in a timely manner
- Maintain office stationery, employees' business cards and company stamp orders
- Maintain upkeep of office facilities (lights, air conditioners, plants, etc.)
- Be a member of the KL Sports and Recreational club
- Provide administrative assistance and act as admin backup when other admins are away
- Perform additional tasks as required by supervisor
What We Do
Synthomer is a business-to-business speciality chemicals producer. We create value for all our stakeholders by applying our expertise and innovation capabilities to provide high-performance water-based polymers and ingredients to a wide range of blue-chip customers in multiple attractive end markets. Synthomer are headquartered and stock listed in the UK. We have more than 30 operational sites across Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia including four innovation centres of excellence. The Company employs around 4,200 entrepreneurial, highly skilled employees with the expertise and experience to drive our success worldwide.
