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Analytical Material Scientist

Employer
Unilever
Location
Port Sunlight, Merseyside
Salary
£26956 - £32946 per annum
Closing date
14 Jun 2023

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Sector
Scientific
Job Type
Temporary
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a world leading global organisation - our global FMCG client (the powerhouse behind brands such as Persil, Surf, Comfort, Domestos and Cif) have an opening for an Analytical Material Scientist to be based 50/50 at our client's prestigious Research & Development Facility in Port Sunlight, Wirral, and the Materials Innovation Factory in Liverpool.

This is a full time, temporary role to last for 12 months, paying between to £26,956-£32,946 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.

Our Advanced Materials Packaging Program aims to create a packaging portfolio that is waste-free, carbon and water neutral, and infinitely recyclable through a world class packaging materials capability with strong partnerships and ecosystems. To deliver our ambition we are provided the freedom to become scientific entrepreneurs, to enable and accelerate the creation of novel packaging solutions that deliver new experiences for our consumers whilst having a more positive impact on the planet.

We are looking for someone that shares our passion for innovation, applied material science and the environment, and the drive to take our packaging portfolio to the next level. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary project team ethos where everybody contributes to achieving the same goal.

Key Accountabilities

  • Provide full materials characterisation and understanding to relate packaging materials' properties to performance.
  • Support the work program using existing or newly developed analytical methods applied to packaging material science understanding using a wide array of capabilities.
  • Some of the techniques used will include spectroscopy (FTIR), rheology, chromatography (GC-MS), and different imaging techniques.
  • Work closely with the analytical team at the Materials Innovation Factory and data scientists to drive predictive modelling, accelerating packaging materials' development.
  • Work to defined project plans and experimental design; contribute to the generation of hypotheses and recommendations to the project leaders to help progress the program and support IP and claim generation.

Key Requirements

  • A higher-education qualification in Chemistry/Material/Polymer Sciences or a closely related discipline with relevant expertise in applied material science.
  • Experience in materials characterisation.
  • Experience of working in industrial innovation projects is desirable but not essential.
  • Proactive problem solver with strong analytical skills and an ability to manipulate, process, visualise and interpret data to pull out key insights.
  • Ability to work in multidisciplinary projects and teams.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills (written and verbal English) with an ability to bring technologies and innovations to life in a clear and engaging way.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • You will have experience in materials characterisation and development of insights.
  • Must be creative, highly passionate, willing to think big and inspire others.
  • Must be flexible, agile, challenge the status quo, embrace transformational change and eager to work in multi-disciplinary teams and projects with good teamworking and networking skills.
  • Committed to continually develop your scientific, and competency skills.

Company

A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity. So whether you’re looking for an internship, apprenticeship, graduate opportunities, or a job opening to progress your professional career, at Unilever you can shape your own path as you work with the brands and people that drive our sustainable business growth.

Company info
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Unilever
Location
Manpower UK Ltd
C/O Unilever HPC
Port Sunlight
Wirral
CH62 4ZD
United Kingdom

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