Title: Process Chemist, Polymers Technology

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day. At Kemira, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive and make a difference. Learn more about Kemira at www.kemira.com/careers.

We have a temporary vacancy for maternity leave for a Process Chemist based at the San Giorgio di Nogaro (UD) site, reporting to Silvia Verdelli, Sr Technlogy Engineer, Polymers Technology. In this role you will provide process and product formulation support to manufacturing locations both regionally in EMEA and globally. You will initiate and support process improvement efforts, determine technical feasibility and provide approval of raw material substitutions using laboratory and/or pilot plant trials.

Your responsibilities will include:

Working closely with R&D and manufacturing teams with scale up new products.
Participate as NPD team member – provide initial manufacturing related input when a project leaves the feasibility phase.
Participate on NPD team through commercialization of product and introduction to each designated facility.
Provide manufacturing documentation to production facilities globally for new products (process description, manufacturing specifications, raw material specifications, equipment requirements and processing parameters).
Provide manufacturing support (often on-site) to production facilities globally during new product startup.
As part of the Polymers E&T global technical team provide technical support for Polyacrylamide and Polyacrylate liquid and dry processes.

What you can expect from us:

Challenging, interesting and varying tasks with training and development within the role
Develop your expertise and grow professionally
A fun team to work together on challenging activities
Sufficient career opportunities (plus possibility to follow external training courses)
Eligible for Bonus scheme (Global Bonus Plan)

What you’ll bring to the team:

BSc degree in Chemistry (Advanced degree preferred) with 5 years experience working in a lab or manufacturing environment
A good knowledge of Polymer Chemistry - experience of Inverse emulsion processes an advantage
A strong ability to analyze numerical and verbal data
Good analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Works well in a team and collaborates well with others
An ability to work innovatively and able to produce new ideas, approaches and insights
English language beneficial

Join Kemira and create better every day:

For more information on this role, please contact: Silvia Verdelli, Sr Technlogy Engineer, Polymers Technology - email silvia.verdelli@kemira.com. Please apply with CV, cover letter no later than Jan 31st, 2025 at kemira.com/careers. Kemira is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to further develop our diverse and inclusive workplace.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. Our customers include industrial and municipal water treatment operators, and pulp & paper industry among others. We provide the best-suited products and services to improve our customers’ product quality, process, and resource efficiency. Our focus is on water treatment, renewable solutions, and digital services. In 2023, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 3.4 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. For more information, please visit our web site www.kemira.com/careers and LinkedIn.