Do you have an interest in applied chemistry from lab to full industrial scale? Do you want to contribute to a professional organization which is a specialised producer of coatings and adhesives? Then we might have a challenging opportunity for you!
Department Plant Support & Development
The PS&D department works intensively on water-based and solvent-based adhesives that are used for various applications in the packaging, as well as the construction industry. We continuously work on improving existing products and provide technical support to our customers. We also work intensively with our production department to implement optimizations and provide product support.
Job description
As a Product Development Engineer you are responsible for our existing water-based adhesives portfolio, where you will attend to customer needs as well as supporting our production units. You are the first point of contact for different departments regarding your portfolio, and you will stay involved in developments. You are the project leader in various projects, initiated for your product range.
This is a very diverse and challenging position combining both small scale development and large scale support, where you get to work with a diverse product portfolio. In this role, you will interact with Sales, Purchasing and several Operational departments. You will report to the PS&D Manager and will be given responsibility and freedom to help us further improve our processes.
Key responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- creating conceptual solutions for customer-specific challenges.
- improving our current product range by optimizing recipes and recommending improvements in the overall process.
- keeping up with new developments within the markets and meeting these requirements.
- building relationships with various customers to contribute to the growth of Paramelt within specific markets.
- managing recipes in our automated system and adjusting recipes when needed in specific situations.
- working with our R&D team to align new product developments within our production capabilities.
- investigating alternative, sustainable, new materials.
Your profile
For this exciting position, we are looking for a candidate who is willing to learn about our products and processes and has an interest in further improving our processes.
- You have at least a bachelor degree in Chemistry or Chemical engineering.
- You preferably have 3 years of work experience in a similar field.
- You are able to work independently as well as in a team.
- You have a proactive attitude.
- You are strong in planning and managing projects.
- You are accurate, flexible and reliable.
- You have no difficulty with sudden changes in tasks.
- You have good communication skills in Dutch and English.
- You have an affinity with chemistry on lab scale and industrial scale.
“…We are proud of what we achieve every day…”
What can you expect from us?
Paramelt is recognized as a good employer. It is important to us that you feel comfortable in your role. We provide as much as you need with our primary and secondary working benefits. Working at Paramelt provides you with the following:
- a competitive salary.
- 8% holiday allowance.
- 13th-month pay.
- pension scheme.
- at least 22 vacation days and 9 ADV days, based on 40 hours a week.
- commuting allowance.
- training opportunities.
- additional bicycle plan and company fitness.
- Christmas package.
Apply now
Are you interested in this vacancy, and would you like to work in a dynamic, healthy and ambitious company? Send your CV and motivation to sollicitaties@paramelt.com or apply via the button at the end of this page.
Do you have any additional questions about the position? Please contact our HR department (+31 (0)72 – 575 06 00).
We are Paramelt
Paramelt is the global market leader in specialty waxes, adhesives and coatings. The organization has a rich history in which product quality, flexibility, innovation and customer focus are important pillars of its success. Over the last two decades significant investment has seen us expand and diversify to become a medium-sized multinational company.
We are Paramelt
Paramelt is the global market leader in specialty waxes, adhesives and coatings. The organization has a rich history in which product quality, flexibility, innovation and customer focus are important pillars of its success. Over the last two decades significant investment has seen us expand and diversify to become a medium-sized multinational company.
Today, Paramelt numbers over 500 employees generating more than €250 million turnover. We serve customers worldwide in a range of sectors, including food, packaging, cosmetics, precision casting, polymer processing and construction. We operate from a range of facilities around the world, in Europe, the US, the UK and China, with the head office located in the Netherlands (Heerhugowaard).
Through recent times of change and expansion we have been able to maintain stability and profitability and from this position we are now looking to expand further driven by our own organic growth. In common with the wider manufacturing industry, we are operating in a dynamic and changing global context, where sustainability is increasingly the driver for future development.
We are proud of what we achieve every day. We enjoy working in an informal and flat organisation, employing teamwork to achieve our goals in a cooperative way. This team approach also extends to the relationships with our customers and external partners. Through this approach, we have seen substantial global growth built upon the founding culture of the company: broad responsibilities, individual initiative and flexibility.
At Paramelt we value excellence, care for each other, responsibility, and innovation.