You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World . We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you , by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth.
Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere!
We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team , safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!?
We are looking for a R&D Engineer / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Based in the plant / production site, with entrance and very closed work with the international R&D centre (also in Pont-Evêque), you will collaborate with all departments in the plant and with our sister plant in Italy.
Lead or contribute to Product development projects as defined by Business Unit R&D Manager (Based in Italy)
Enable speed-up of development and industrialization of new release liner products and portfolio differentiation projects for the BU assets
Contribute to idea generation to feed the BU pipeline
Support plants and R&D team on cost saving recipe optimization and cross fertilization between BU plants
Contribute to the sustainability strategy in terms of Ecodesign, increased circularity, LCA Life cycle assessment
Execute product validation testing at each stage to verify requirements are met, analyze data, and troubleshooting issues, and iterate on designs.
Document all phases of product development with the PPM tool (R&D software), take care of project or sub-project timelines, milestones, budget and relevant product development KPIs
Follow-up with Quality and customer services first industrial runs, internally or within our pilot customers, in order to ensure good product performances
Act as team member for new product development projects, stay current on the latest technologies, regulations, and competitive offerings.
Follow Group policies and processes within product development activities
Provide technical support to production lines and, if requested, to customers, supporting Sales and Marketing
Support product and process improvements in the plant
Support the Sourcing department in achieving cost reduction targets and in qualifying back up suppliers
Support the plant in order to achieve safety/environment targets, as well as quality and efficiency performances
Participate to our Intellectual Property policy by preparing invention of disclosures
Set up new test methods to validate products (internal or external laboratories) & propose new equipment investments.
Ensure compliance with all applicable group policies
Travel internationally and domestically as needed
Skills & knowledges :
M.S. or Ph.D. in chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer sciences or paper/textile technology
At least 3 years of experience in an industrial product development environment
Creative thinking and technical capability to come up with new ideas /curiosity
Strong problem solving skills
Fluency in French and English (Italian is a plus)
Good communications and interpersonal skills
Good organizational skills and rigorous
Positive attitude
Project Management skills
Equally at ease in a lab or on a production machine.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you! Please click APPLY and submit your application ASAP.
