Researcher

Researcher Home & Personal Care
Do you have hands-on laboratory bench work experience on a chemical site? And do you have excellent analytical skills with a drive to go for amazing results? If so, then we have a challenging opportunity for you!

Your challenge as a Researcher Home & Personal Care
As a Researcher Home & Personal Care you will be responsible for the formulation, development, and evaluation of Nouryon's essential ingredients for the home care segments. This will include developments for various sub-segments, such as hard surface cleaners, degreasers, laundry and dishwashing applications. Other key responsibilities are:

Testing of surfactants, chelating agents and polymers in home care applications.
Understanding the structure/performance relationships among ingredients in home care formulations
Improving and implementing new methodologies and tools to link test data to consumer attributes.
Interfacing internally with the marketing, technical service, and manufacturing groups and externally with customers to fulfill product needs within targeted home care markets.
Delivering results for small to large sized and/or complex projects on time.



Qualifications
To be successful in this position, we believe that it is a must to enjoy hands-on laboratory work. Moreover, you have a high customer focus and you also possess the ability to work efficiently. Furthermore, you know how to prioritize in your daily work together with others. We also see that you have:
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field.
At least 3 years of experience in home care product formulation. Experience in surfactants is preferred as well in dishwash and laundry applications.
The ability to communicate effectively within the technical and business networks.
Excellent communication skills in English and preferably Swedish.


Why join us?
Are you passionate about sustainability, innovation, safety, and collaboration? Do you want to grow together with a company that is forward-looking and continuously improving how they work? Our employees have ideas on how to build a sustainable future and the drive and passion to realize them. They believe that building long-term relationships and integrity are keys to success. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. We offer you countless career opportunities. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.

Additional information
This is a temporary position position during 9 months on a full-time basis, reporting to the Section Manager Home PC and based in Stenungsund, Sweden.
Please apply via our online recruitment system with an uploaded job specific resume and cover letter. We do not accept applications via e-mail, these applications will be disregarded.
For additional information about the vacancy please contact Sorel Muresan, Section Manager Home PC STS, sorel.muresan@nouryon.com +46 733 855 690
For information about the recruitment process or your application, please contact Wictoria Majstrand, HR Business Partner +46 709 577 646
For unions related questions please contact:
Akademikerklubben, Anna-Lena Palm, +46 733 855 113
Unionen, Magnus Svensson, +46 73 385 58 38
If you have any general questions or need assistance, please contact: Recruiting.SE@Nouryon.com

About Nouryon
We are a global specialty chemicals leader. Markets worldwide rely on our essential chemistry in the manufacture of everyday products such as paper, plastics, building materials, food, pharmaceuticals, and personal care items. Building on our nearly 400-year history, the dedication of our 10,000 employees, and our shared commitment to business growth, strong financial performance, safety, sustainability, and innovation, we have established a world-class business and built strong partnerships with our customers. We operate in over 80 countries around the world and our portfolio of industry-leading brands includes Eka, Dissolvine, Trigonox, and Berol.
We are organized in three Businesses:
Performance Formulations focuses on business lines based on tailored performance that require a high level of customer intimacy, such as those for personal care and agriculture.
Technology Solutions includes business lines that are an integrated part of our customers’ processes, such as catalysts and additives for the polymer and pulp industries.
Industrial Chemicals encompasses our salt-chlorine value chain, which supplies end markets ranging from lightweight metals and plastics to pharmaceuticals.
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The application process
After the closing date, we will start the selection process.
In our first selection we thoroughly go through all the applications. If your skills and qualifications match the profile we are looking for, you will be invited to an initial phone interview that takes approximately 30 minutes. If you proceed in our selection process we invite you to a face-to-face interview that takes about 1,5 hours. There you will meet with the the hiring manager.
We look forward to your application!
We perform drug tests on all employees as a part of our effort to maintain a drug-free environment.
We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or manning companies.