Material Specialist - Paper

At Tetra Pak we touch millions of people’s lives every day, ensuring better nutrition and healthier lifestyles through safe packaging and food processing solutions. Guided by our global brand promise, PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD, we strive to make a difference by protecting food, people and our futures. To do this we need more than smart technology. We are looking for world-class engineering and scientific talent. People like you, who want to work with people like us.
Material design is a key area within Tetra Pak. At Materials Solutions in Tetra Pak’s Development & Engineering organization we design materials for our customers’ current and future needs. Identifying and defining material properties and defining the architecture for future packaging material are the core of future material developments.
What you will do
As our new Material Specialist, you will be part of a team of material specialists working in Materials Solutions. 
You are up to date in your specialist field and prepared to drive important Tetra Pak questions in your research field internally, but also externally together with universities and institutes. You will be responsible for creating technical knowledge in areas related to sustainable packaging materials and functionality. You are expected to propose and promote your own ideas within Tetra Pak, while driving development both internally and externally.
You will focus on: 
Driving development of new packaging materials and delivering packaging material solutions
Leading technical studies and knowledge development by collaborating with internal and external resources
Finding facts, solving problems, finding opportunities and writing reports independently, as well as within a technical team
Communicating plans, progress and results within your projects and competence area and towards stakeholders within Tetra Pak

This position will be located in Lund, but you will work in a global arena. Some travelling is required.
Who you are
The successful candidate has an educational background with a Master of Science in Engineering, or a PhD related to any of the fields of paper chemistry, paper physics or papermaking. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of working experience, preferably from a paper mill or converter. Experience working with nano-cellulosic materials and/or recycling are advantageous.
We believe that you are a clear communicator and good at building effective relationships with internal and external partners, as well as being a structured person that gets things done in an agile work environment. You naturally take initiatives and have the ability to coach and develop others. In addition, you have the interest and ability to handle the big picture in deliverables at the same time as being interested in technical details. A very good command of English both written and spoken is a must.
We offer
As our new Material Specialist, you will be part of a global leading company where our vision is to make food safe and available everywhere. We can offer you highly skilled and passionate colleagues and an international challenging and high paced work environment where our employees take great pride in protecting food and protecting the planet. You will work in a market leading company which offers continuous training and development opportunities in a state-of-the art, comfortable and activity-based work environment. At Tetra Pak we believe in work-life balance, have flexible working hours, sports and training facilities and offer an attractive pension and insurance scheme, including health care arrangements.
Care to join?
Please submit with your CV and motivational letter in English before March 27, 2020 through jobs.tetrapak.com
To know more about the position contact Berit Stålbom at +46 46 36 3001
Questions about your application contact Erika Bjerning at +46 46 36 1788
For trade union information contact Sveriges Ingenjörer Joakim Balogh at +46 46 36 4037 and Unionen Ted Andersson at +46 46 36 4623