R&D Chemist

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Our regional Research and Development (R&D) organization is now looking for new R&D Chemist within Steel Protection and Speciality Department. As a chemist you will develop and maintain products, in consultation with the Manager, by preparing, testing and evaluating the paint/binder/raw materials contributing to the achievement of the goals in our R&D plan. Positions will be located in Çerkezköy, Turkey, and below you can read more about the positions. If you have questions about the position, please reach out to the recruiting managers using the contact information stated below.

In 2016 our Regional Jotun R&D Center was established in Çerkezköy as one out of 7 regional labs that collaborate and work together to support Jotun’s Global need for products. Jotun R&D are organized according to the four segments (decorative, protective, marine and powder). Steel Protection and Speciality department

When It Comes to Corrosion Protection, Steel Protection Anti-Corrosion and Speciality are the First Line of Defense. It is estimated that corrosion costs the society 2.5trillion dollars every year.

Steel Protection and Specialty’s main mission is to combat corrosion and develop the best suited paints or paint systems, for the different corrosive environments and different surface preparations. Even though epoxy and Polyurethane is by far our most important technology, we are involved in a wide variety of chemistries.

Innovate new/good enough anti-corrosive coatings, flooring products for the different environmental exposures in the ECA region according our R&D plan and local/regional requirements. The main technology being used is epoxy and Polyurethane, but other technologies like silicate, Polyaspartic, polysiloxane and polyesters are also being used.

Maintain our existing products, for ECA region. It involves a great variety of tasks from helping production, TSS and marketing to providing technical advice, generate test reports and supporting our technical documentation to mention some examples. Work involves both single coat and full systems.

INTERNAL ADVERT: If you don’t want all managers to know that you are applying, please send your application information to HR contact person in Turkey .

Responsibilities:

• Carry out development, technology and maintenance tasks through planning, formulating, testing and evaluating of recipes and raw materials to ensure that projects are effectuated within planned time and cost frames, and in accordance with Jotun’s business strategy
• Participate actively in the working out of tasks, coach colleagues as well as contributing professionally within own area both internally and externally to increase the quality of the R&D plan and competence in the professional environment.
• Report results from development, technology and maintenance work both orally and written through R&D and tertiary reports to ensure that the correct decisions, based on current experience, are made.
• Have recipe responsibility for products through maintenance and following up towards production and marketing, ensuring that the quality of the product satisfy current product demands.
• Search for, make use of and communicate knowledge to others through literature, practical experience, learning from others as well as attending courses in order to be one step ahead of development.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

What We Look For

Qualifications

We invite both candidates that are relatively fresh from school (BSc or MSc) to apply, as well as candidates with longer experience and higher education to apply.

All candidates are expected to have good English skills – both spoken and written – and knowledge about the use of MS office 365 & Teams/SharePoint is an advantage. (Interviews will be held in English)

When applying we invite you to write the application letter in English.

• BSc or MSc degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Natural sciences or Material sciences
• Newley educated are encouraged to apply
• Work experience can compensate for education
• Reside in or can settle in Beylikdüzü, Mimarsinan , Silivri, Çerkezköy, Çorlu, or Kapaklı.

Personal qualities

• Initiative & Responsibility
• Systematic Approach
• Analysis & Judgement
• Professional expertise
• Constructive teamwork
• Innovation

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits,
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy,
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies,
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores,
• A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self,
• A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities.
• For both positions travelling should be expected in the first year due to training and competence transfer from our other labs. This includes travelling to Jotun’s Headquarter in Sandefjord, Norway, as well as our other regional labs (Dubai, Malaysia, Korea and China)

Hiring Manager: Ulas Atikler, +905397240034, [email protected]

Or contact Regional R&D Director: Bente Helmers, +90 5373048213, [email protected]