Material Process Engineer

Development 

▪ Cooperation with central departments and external partners for implementation of new raw materials and production technologies;
▪ Support PUR and SCM on technical discussions regarding alternate raw materials;
▪ Foster material savings, phase-out of harzardous materials, cost improvement projects and activities according to product requirements and customer focus;
▪ Support the effective product and know how transfers, technology for manufacturing processes and troubleshooting between facilities;
▪ Keep contact with central deptartmetns on research topics;
▪ Cooperation with external partners (suppliers, universities, institutes);

Supplier Contact

▪ Contact and collaborate with supplier (fabric, cord, polymers, rubber chemicals, etc.) to support product localization, quality, material property deviation and sampling processes;
▪ Cooperate with PUR and SCM on checking availability and capability of raw material sources;
▪ Implement new alternative material supplier and support supplier audit;

Lab Testing

▪ Organize laboratory testing on alternative materials;
▪ Evaluate and interpret results;
▪ Support to protect and create intellectual property for the group;

Material Qualification

▪ Evaluation and approval of product and material properties during industrialization in accordance with product requirements;
▪ Foster material introduction at the facilities according to regional strategy;

Benchmark

▪ Support competitor samples and situation analysis; 

Environment 

▪ Ensure environmentally friendly handling of materials, avoid the use and introduction of hazardous materials;
▪ Fulfill legal and customer requirements in collaboration with Corporate Health and Safety;

Quality

▪ Support on project/product complaints and investigations;
▪ Supplier Audits, Supplier Approval;

Competencies

Overall Technical knowledge of product systems for IFS;Technical knowledge of  materials (chemicals, compounds, textile cord, textile fabric, steel cord);Overall knowledge of materials and product development/ physics/ processes;Negotiation skills;Communication skills;Project Management skills;Quality management methods (FMEA, statistics, 6 sigma, Yokoten)

Experience

Education

Chemist, Chemical Engineer; Mechanical  Engineer or correlated areas

Professional Experience

Experience in the industrialization of IFS products;
Experience with products and application fields;

Knowledge in Project Management - Planing, Leading, Monitoring, Risk management;

Competitive pension Scheme

On site gym

Bonus Scheme

26 days holidays plus bank holidays(pro rata for part time and shift workers)

On site subsidized canteen  

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