Graduate Chemist/Polymer Scientist
at Berry Global Inc
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 18 Nov, 2024 | Not Specified | 21 Oct, 2024 | N/A | Suppliers,Physical Properties,Output,Corrective Actions,Cost Savings,Research,Additives,Technical Requirements,Scrap | No | No |
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Description:
Contact:
Please apply by sending your CV
and covering letter to: Stacey Campbell, HR Manager | bpi, staceycampbell@berryglobal.com
Closing date for applications: 18th November 2024
Overview:
The bpi division sits within the Engineered Materials Division of Berry Global Inc. a US listed company with an annual turnover of around $13bn and over 40,000 employees.
The bpi division has manufacturing sites across the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland and Romania.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have recently graduated or be a final year student of a polymer or material science or chemical engineering based degree and have an interest in the manufacturing industry.
Applicants must have excellent communication, technical and organisational skills.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the RD&I Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for fulfilling the technical requirements for both the industrial and agricultural business at our Ardeer site. There is a 3 year framework underpinning this role to support and develop the successful candidate in this role, this will include a 6 month placement on the shopfloor (this involves 24/7 shift working) to embed and fully understand the processes on site. The main responsibilities are:
- Provide a vital link between sales and production by technically approving new and existing product specifications
- Assist in monitoring new customer trials, both during production testing and on occasion at the end user
- Optimisation of the use of recycled materials for a variety of product types
- Research and develop blend formulations for material cost savings and product enhancement
- Conduct on-going testing and perform statistical analysis on physical properties to ensure product specifications are met
- Collect, analyse and interpret data to identify areas for improvement
- Regular contact with suppliers to stay up to date with leading material technology
- Supervise the implementation of new polymer grades/alternative materials
- Support quality control to ensure that QC documents match the desired film specification
- Provide technical support at customer sites when required and follow through changes/improvements for future production
- Support the Operations team to improve output, scrap and downtime on designated units
- Support the Operations team to troubleshoot product quality issues
- Support and advise best practice for production team working with various polymers and additives
- Contribute to the quality investigation process and implement corrective actions for quality related issues on designated units
- Participate in the green belt programme and work with the Continuous Improvement team on cost saving projects
Responsibilities:
- Provide a vital link between sales and production by technically approving new and existing product specifications
- Assist in monitoring new customer trials, both during production testing and on occasion at the end user
- Optimisation of the use of recycled materials for a variety of product types
- Research and develop blend formulations for material cost savings and product enhancement
- Conduct on-going testing and perform statistical analysis on physical properties to ensure product specifications are met
- Collect, analyse and interpret data to identify areas for improvement
- Regular contact with suppliers to stay up to date with leading material technology
- Supervise the implementation of new polymer grades/alternative materials
- Support quality control to ensure that QC documents match the desired film specification
- Provide technical support at customer sites when required and follow through changes/improvements for future production
- Support the Operations team to improve output, scrap and downtime on designated units
- Support the Operations team to troubleshoot product quality issues
- Support and advise best practice for production team working with various polymers and additives
- Contribute to the quality investigation process and implement corrective actions for quality related issues on designated units
- Participate in the green belt programme and work with the Continuous Improvement team on cost saving project
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Production / Maintenance / Quality
Other
Graduate
Proficient
1
Ayrshire, United Kingdom