Lab Engineer

The Biomaterials division offers a wide variety of pulp grades to meet the demands of paper, board, tissue, textile and hygiene product producers. We maximize the business potential of the side streams of our processes, such as tall oil and turpentine from biomass. Based on our strong innovation approach, all fractions of biomass, like lignin and sugars, hold potential for use in various applications.
The Division’s Innovation function has a key role in developing new applications and solutions, addressing well-identified customer needs. The Innovation Centre in Stockholm and our locations in Imatra and Karlstad host versatile talents in research, business development and marketing, working together to reach our ambitious goals.
As part of these innovation activities Biomaterials Innovation is developing and commercializing bio-based carbon materials for energy storage, such as Li-ion batteries. The global battery market is expected to expand rapidly within the next ten years, enabling new solutions in the fields of consumer electronics, e-mobility and stationary energy storage. With our renewable bio-based materials we contribute to making these solutions more environmentally responsible. As important milestone in our mission, Stora Enso is currently constructing a pilot plant for the production of bio-based carbons at our Sunila mill in southern Finland.
Biomaterials Innovation is now looking for a Lab Engineer to join our team. The position is located at the Innovation Centre for Biomaterials in Sickla/Stockholm.
Tasks
As a Lab Engineer you will perform laboratory work with a focus on synthesis and analytical characterization. You will, furthermore, contribute to keeping the laboratory infrastructure operative and ensure that the workspace is safe.
Main responsibilities
• Perform routine and advanced synthesis (under instruction), including thermal, mechanical, and chemical processing.
• Perform routine and advanced analysis.
• Help to develop new experimental and analytical methods.
• Continuously document lab work results and findings in ELN and LIMS (and other databases and documentation systems if required).
• Perform routine tasks (ordering consumables, chemicals, handling waste, etc.) to keep labs operating.
• Ensure that the workspace is as safe as possible (create and continuously update risk assessments, make safety observations, keep workspace clean and in order, etc.).
Core Qualifications & Skills
• 10 years experience of working in chemical lab, or vocational training + 5 years experience of working in a chemical laboratory, or bachelor + 5 years experience of working in a chemical laboratory
• Hands-on mentality and willingness to support other laboratory activities on short notice.
• Open-minded, well organized, safety-oriented.
• English, fluent in speaking and writing.
• Good skills in MS Office applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint)
• Beneficial, but not mandatory are: previous experience with thermal and mechanical synthesis, experience with common chemical and physical analysis methods, experience with using LIMS and ELN.
Additional Information
Hiring manager Mario Wachtler, mario.wachtler@storaenso.com, is happy to answer your questions about the position.
Other questions regarding the recruitment process and how to apply can be directed to Recruitment Specialist Katarina Rydell, Katarina.rydell.ext@storaenso.com.
You are welcome to apply via Stora Enso's online system, www.storaenso.com/en/careers
We work with the recruitment process on an ongoing basis, so apply as soon as possible, but no later than June 20, 2021. Your application must include CV and a personal letter. In the personal letter, please let us know why you are suitable for this position. We accept applications submitted through our recruitment system only.
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