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Our pilot lab serves as a support function for production by analyzing raw materials, intermediates, and finished products, as well as contributing to solving operational issues. The lab consists of a team of 8 people, organized under the quality department. We analyze finished products and various intermediates from our factories. The majority of our recurring tasks are divided into different analysis stations that we rotate between. Analysis methods used in the lab include chromatography, titration, spectrophotometry, particle size distribution, and color measurement.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for ensuring that routine tasks are carried out according to the customer's needs and expectations, and that assignments are handled according to established management systems.

Main tasks include independently performing routine analyses according to established procedures and instructions, compiling, evaluating, and reporting your results in various LIMS and business systems.

You will also work on:

• Participating in and independently carrying out assignments related to safety, health, and the environment.

• Continuous improvements within the department.

• Independently performing instrument maintenance.

• Participating in non-routine analysis work, method and technology development, and validations.

The position includes staggered working hours, approximately 1 Sunday per month.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with quality control in a lab environment. You have a high school diploma and post-secondary education in a relevant field such as chemistry, or you have acquired equivalent knowledge through several years of work experience in a laboratory environment.

As a person, you are practical, independent, open, and have a genuine interest in laboratory work. You find routine tasks motivating and enjoyable. Service and responsibility, as well as quality awareness and precision, are important qualities for you to succeed and thrive in our organization. Since tasks in the lab are solved in a team, it is important that you understand the big picture and enjoy working together with others towards established goals.

Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written, is also a requirement.

What can we offer you?

We offer an interesting and responsible job in a growing modern industry with the ambition to be world-leading in our areas. In the pilot lab, we are eight people. Here, there is a spirit of good cohesion and direct communication. If you like a combination of technology, teamwork, and service, this is the job for you. We also believe that balance in life is a prerequisite for feeling work joy and commitment. We also support wellness and exercise opportunities in the workplace.

Does this sound like something for you?

Welcome with your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2025-01-31. We recruit continuously, and the position may be filled before the final application date.

The position is a fixed-term employment for six months with placement in Perstorp, with the possibility of extension.

If you are curious to learn more about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact Laboratory Manager Anna Åhlén, [email protected]Other information

If you want to get in touch with a union representative, you can contact Per Igglund (Akademikerna) [email protected], Rickard Martinsson (Unionen) [email protected], or Rebecka Lundell (IF Metall) [email protected]

About Perstorp

Perstorp believes in improving everyday life to make it safer, more comfortable, and more environmentally friendly for billions of people worldwide. As a world-leading specialty chemical company, our innovations contribute essential properties to a variety of products used every day, everywhere. You can find us in everything from your car and mobile phone to wind farms and the local dairy farmer. In simple terms, we work to make good products even better, with a clear sustainability agenda.

Founded in 1881, Perstorp's innovative products and solutions are built on more than 140 years of experience and represent a complete chain of solutions in organic chemistry, process technology, and application development. Perstorp has approximately 1,430 employees and manufacturing units in Asia, Europe, and North America. Sales in 2021 amounted to 13.5 billion SEK.

The Perstorp site, located in southern Sweden, is one of the Perstorp Group's largest manufacturing facilities, operational since 1881. Base and specialty polyols, formiates, organic acids, and formalin are the main products manufactured in Perstorp.

Read more at www.perstorp.com (http://www.perstorp.com/)