Senior Material Engineer Polymers

Senior Material Engineer Polymers-LUN0000OJ


Description

Do you see yourself taking a global leading role to help develop and maintain innovative packaging solutions across the entire Tetra Pak Group, building on your polymer technology and supplier management skills?

Then the position as Senior Material Engineer at Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions could be your next job!


The position is located within the Base Materials group (BaseMat). BaseMat strives to continuously adapt and improve our global base material supply platforms (paperboard, polymers, aluminium foil and ink) in collaboration with our suppliers, converting factories and development organisations.


This role will put you in contact with many highly professional stakeholders around the globe - both internal and external - that will rely on your ability to lead effectively across regional and functional borders.


You will report to the Director of Polymer Technology, your base will be Lund and you'll travel around 40 days/year.



Main responsibilities
- Drive scouting and qualification of polymer suppliers and technologies.
- Drive capacity, quality and cost improvement projects with polymer suppliers
- Drive and support development and co-development projects
- Develop, maintain and enforce polymer specifications.
- Supplier Relationship and Common Agenda Management.



Qualifications

You are an open person who actively shares your knowledge with others. Building relations comes easy to you and you know how to balance listening with persuasion and helpfulness with firmness. You are analytical and organised which makes it easy for you to create a structure and keep track on many parallel issues. You also push yourself and others for results. You are a clear communicator and excel at both spoken and written English.


Your academic background is probably within Chemical Engineering, Material Science or similar. You have solid knowledge about polymers and industrial experience in processing polymers (Injection moulding, extrusion coating or film blowing). Experience within converting and/or food packaging application is a clear advantage, as well as experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management and/or co-development.



Please submit your application online at www.tetrapak.com no later than 19 September 2014.


For further information about the position, please contact Catarina Vannfält at +46 46 36 1413 or catarina.vannfalt@tetrapak.com.


For trade union information please contact Unionen/Kent Persson at + 46 46 36 3328 or Sveriges Ingenjörer/Lennart Bensefelt at + 46 46 36 3094.


For information about your application, please contact recruiter Helena Erixon + 46 46 36 1433.