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Development Engineer

Employer
NonStop Consulting
Location
Maastricht
Salary
€5000 - €6000 per month + insurances + bonus
Closing date
Mar 3, 2019

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Sector
Science, Chemistry, General Chemistry
Contract Type
Employee
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Corporate
Jobseeker Type
Professional

Job Details

My client is now seeking an exceptional individual, who as a Senior Development Engineer - Paper Specialist will be responsible for the conceptual thinking of the future paper strategy (landscaping the existing paper grades, suppliers, solutions, evaluation, networking with research institutes etc.) and the management and execution of development projects related to the kraft or decor paper development.


The new Senior Development Engineer will have, amongst others, the following tasks and responsibilities:
* Analyse current product range with its technical specifications
* Help to develop a thorough understanding of available paper grades in the market
* Build a thorough knowledge of existing supply base
* Assess new opportunities for paper sourcing
* Define quality requirements for suppliers
* Project management and execution of R&D projects in order to introduce new paper solutions
* Build and maintain the network in the paper field, including suppliers, research institutes, associations and other companies active in the paper field
* Identify new areas of opportunity in the market, which may offer potential for development of new applications or products.


The position is independent and challenging. You are acting as a project leader and depending on the size of project you have typically 1 - 2 other technicians and / or engineers working with you. Moreover, you are helping production organisations to do troubleshooting with your technology expertise.


The person we seeks has at least 5 years of relevant experience working in an industrial R&D
environment or Operational environment (preferably in the paper or paper converting industry) having successfully managed and executed R&D projects in an international environment or being responsible of production. Most ideally the person has gained R&D experience in the field of paper grade development in particularly in the area of kraft papers or decor papers.


The ideal candidate will be distinguished by exceptional responsiveness to market developments, a
Willingness to take on responsibility and the drive to make things happen. This person is self-motivated professional, with a straightforward approach to problem solving.


He/she will have the talent to communicate at all levels, internally and externally in multicultural
Environment. The ideal candidate will be distinguished by a clear sense of ethics and a high standard of professional conduct.


It is needed to be fluent in English and other languages like Dutch, German and Italian are considered to be an asset.
The person will hold a solid university education, preferably in paper engineer or paper converting engineer (M.Sc. or Ph.D.).


The location of the position will be in the Netherlands, but will involve up to 30 % travel.

In case you are interested, please respond to this advert with your up to date CV in Word or contact me: Jeroen De Maeyer via phone numbers listed on our website and extension 3297. I'm also on LinkedIn so feel free to connect.

Company

Our Consultants are trained to deliver an exceptional standard of recruitment services to clients across the life sciences, chemical, care, educations, technical, digital and finance industries. 

Our clients – and bottom line profits - tell us that we do a great many things very well. Complacency, however, is the last word you would associate with us. We work incredibly hard to deliver better and better results, based on stronger and stronger service delivery.  Which is why we believe the best is yet to come – for us, our clients and for the people who have what it takes to join us on the journey.

The result? We’re expanding (in the UK and across Europe and even to Boston, US) and continue to post impressive performances in all our niche sectors. 

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