Senior Technologist
Role Purpose: Leads experimental materials projects in delivering Enterprise wide technical product platform and application development priorities
Principal Accountabilities:
• Leading, developing and coaching up to 3 Scientists and Technicians
• Defining and approving laboratory experimental protocols and safe working practices including, risk assessments and compliance with internal and external stakeholders
• Evaluating, summarising, reporting and communicating results and recommendations for work extension for experimental design and scale-up in support of delivering strategically important developments
• Leading technical feasibility assessments on strategic/portfolio/operations projects and generating, designing and leading experimental projects to deliver new product opportunities from laboratory through full scale-up in support of strategic/tactical projects
• Developing and coordinating a range of in-house and external analytical capabilities that provides foundation measurement and insight and applying expertise in data management/ interpretation technique application to gain maximum internal value from data creation
• Leading the technical work-stream and knowledge base on
strategic/portfolio/operations projects
• Proactively identifying and capturing opportunities to create and develop platform developing intellectual property for relevant technologies/enablers
About Victrex
Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.
With over 40 years‘ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders
Vision and culture
At Victrex we have a clear purpose: to bring transformational and sustainable solutions which address world material challenges every day.
This underpins our core values; passion, innovation and performance which are at the heart of our business.
Our culture is shaped by how we work together, driving for results with a focus on customers, continuous improvement and doing the right thing. Our values, passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of our business and we value and recognise how every employee plays an important role in enabling us to deliver our growth strategy.
Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We have recently become winners of the prestigious Ecovadis Silver Award, which is a universal acknowledgement of our sustainability rating as being in the top 5% of over 75,000 companies. We are also proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer.
Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:
The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.
We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.
We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat......whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution, that’s right for you, right from the start!
That email is: enablerecruitment@victrex.com
Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all
sections of the community.
Please talk to us about flexible working.
- Department
- Specific Vacancies
- Role
- R&D
- Locations
- Victrex High-performance Materials (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
- Yearly salary
- CNY423,593
- Closing Date
- 12 November, 2024
Senior Technologist
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