Materials / Polymer Chemist (m/f/d)

Materials / Polymer Chemist (m/f/d)

Permanent

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead. Whether production, research, sales or administration - we love being the invisible force behind innovation. We deliver world-class quality in the areas of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, we employ around 16,400 employees in 40 countries. 

The following challenges await you:

• Plans and carries out lab work to further development of novel inkjet inks for electronic applications and processes in line with agreed business strategy
• Analyse physical and chemical properties of inks
• Collaborate with engineers to optimize ink-substrate interactions
• Ensures all assigned work and recording and reporting of data is delivered in a timely manner, and all associated requirements, objectives and targets are fully met
• Establishes the root cause of problems and proposes solutions
• Devises and maintains laboratory equipment, operating and planning systems to provide timely delivery of projects
• Ensures high laboratory standards with respect to health, safety, environment, and quality in all activities
• Completes tasks effectively to aid cooperation both internally and externally
• Provides experimental support to prepare samples for customers and investigate customer issues with development products
• Prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Contributes to health, safety, environmental and continuous improvement activities

Your Profile:

• Practical experience performing formulation experiments in a laboratory setting
• Excellent data management and analytical skills, including recording, storing, and interpreting experimental results
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and work efficiently under pressure
• Strong communications skills: English proficiency is essential as the role requires liaising with colleagues worldwide
• PhD not required, relevant experience and practical expertise are highly valued
• Key responsibilities: Conducting formulation experiments and supporting laboratory research
• Organising and managing the supply chain of inks to customer sites
• Coordinating with internal and external teams to ensure timely delivery of materials and information
  
  

What we offer:

• Attractive compensation - strong basic salary in line with the collective agreement for the chemical industry, annual one-time payments (vacation bonus, Christmas bonus, future bonus), time off for retirement and extension of the statutory nursing care insurance to include supplementary nursing care insurance
• Additional financial benefits - promotion of private pension plans, life phase account for paid time off (e.g. sabbatical, earlier retirement), subsidy for local public transport, discounts in many (online) stores
• Regulated working hours - 37.5 hours per week, time off for overtime, retirement leave, 30 days annual leave, special leave for special occasions
• Health & well-being - company medical service with comprehensive preventive medical check-ups, sports offers, social counseling and in-house employee canteen with freshly prepared meals every day