• Job Description

  Req#: 14689

  About the role

  Location: Austria - Linz

  Hours: Full-Time

  Type of Contract: Permanent

  Make Polymerization Real!

  We are currently looking for a Senior Technician to join our Polyolefin Catalyst Performance team in our Innovation Headquarter in Austria, Linz. The team consists of approx. 15 experienced and competent members including technicians, engineers and scientists who are making sure that our proprietary and 3rd party catalysts are evaluated and performing as expected to fit to the Borstar PE and PP processes.
  

  Your tasks and responsibilities in this role will be to:

  • Perform lab research work for the development of PE and PP polyolefin catalysts using scientific methods and techniques
  • Carry out detailed catalyst evaluation assessment and product / process development using bench-scale polymerization reactors
  • Basic polymer analysis (e.g. MFR, BD, sieving) and preparation and sending of samples for further testing in other labs
  • Collaborate closely with different stakeholders in our R&D as well as Operations and our Catalyst Owners
  • Decide independently on maintenance and operational needs of laboratory equipment
  • Perform regular service and maintenance tasks according to the defined common responsibility matrix to support the infrastructure and prepare the experimental workflow
  • Collaborate closely with the lab operations team and be responsible for assigned operational areas
  • Document laboratory work in a consistent way for full traceability
  • Take into account safety in all operations and procedures

  About you

  • Education as lab technician, higher technical degree (Austrian “HTL”) or Bachelor / Masters degree in Polymer engineering/science
  • Hands-on experience with polymerisation or similar lab work that includes inert working conditions, glove boxes and/or small scale reactors/pressurized vessels
  • Knowledge about handling of dangerous goods (pyrophoric compounds, flammable pressurized gases, liquids, poisons)
  • Very good English and German language skills
  • Systematic and accurate working style with high safety awareness and the willingness to succeed in a team

  Our offer

  Borealis has competitive compensation and benefits which you can read more about on our Career Page.

  We offer competitive compensation based on the collective labor agreement chemical industry starting at EUR 59 781,96 annual gross salary (based on 38 hrs/week) and a yearly bonus.

  For this role in Linz we also offer:

  • Free parking and good public transportation connection
  • Subsidized canteen
  • Fitness allowance
  • Health & Wellbeing offers

  Application Process

  If you're excited about the prospect of joining our team and being a part of Making It Real, please submit your application via the “apply now” button in the job posting to apply directly.

  If you have any questions, please contact Claudia Firmötz-Preslmaier, (claudia.firmoetz-preslmaier@borealisgroup).

  We reserve the right to close this vacancy for further applications when we have received sufficient applications that meet the advertised requirements and will contact you as soon as screening is closed.

  At Borealis, we are committed to an equal recruitment process. We value diversity, and all applicants & employees are treated fairly and equally. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

  Borealis only accepts candidate resumes from recruiters or recruiting agencies if they have been explicitly commissioned by Borealis for a specific recruitment and if the data is provided to us in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Borealis will not accept or pay fees for candidate resumes of any form or kind that were sent unsolicited to either HR or directly to our hiring managers.

• About the company

  Borealis was formed in 1994 through the merger of Statoil and Neste. The Latin word "Borealis" means "from the north" and reflects the company's early ties to the Nordic region. The first Borealis head office was located in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Over the years, Borealis has developed from its early Nordic roots to an international company with a strong presence primarily in Central Europe and the Middle East. Since 2006, its headquarters have been in Vienna, the capital of Austria.

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