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

Job Responsibilities

You will be responsible for ensuring that ongoing routine tasks are performed according to customer needs and expectations and that assignments are handled according to established management systems.

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

You will also work with:

• Participating in and independently performing assignments related to safety, health, and environment.

• Continuous improvements within the department.

• Independently performing instrument maintenance.

• Participation in analysis work of a non-routine nature, method & 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 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-mindedness, a sense of responsibility, quality awareness, and attention to detail are important traits for you to succeed and thrive in our organization. Since the tasks in the lab are solved in a team, it is important that you understand the whole and enjoy working together with others towards the organization's established goals. You should have a positive and solution-focused attitude as problems that need to be solved arise.

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 fields. In the operations lab, we are eight people. There is a spirit of good cohesion and open communication here. If you enjoy a combination of technology, teamwork, and service, this is a job for you. We also believe that balance in life is a prerequisite for feeling job satisfaction and engagement. We also support wellness and training opportunities at the workplace.

Does this sound like something for you?

Welcome with your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2025-01-15. We are recruiting continuously, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

The position is initially a fixed-term employment for five months, located in Perstorp, with access as soon as possible after the turn of the year. We are open to a solution for both full-time and part-time.

If you are curious to hear more about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact laboratory manager Anna Åhlén, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Additional Information

If you would like 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, making it safer, more comfortable, and environmentally friendly for billions of people around the world. As a world-leading specialty chemicals company, our innovations contribute essential properties to a wide range 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. Simply put, we work to make good products even better, with a clear sustainability agenda.

Perstorp was founded in 1881, and our innovative products and solutions are based 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 1,500 employees and manufacturing units in Asia, Europe, and North America. 

As a world leader in several specialty chemicals sectors, Perstorp offers extensive opportunities for engagement in international investments and development projects. Our new owner, PCG (Petronas Chemical Group), provides a stable foundation with a long-term vision, ensuring sustainable growth and development.

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

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