Job Advertisement: Facility Operator

At Nouryon, our global team of Changemakers takes positive action every day to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others, and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?

About the job

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the building's operations, supporting laboratory equipment, ensuring safety compliance, and managing contractors. You will also keep precise records, collaborate with various teams, and provide technical guidance, all to ensure smooth and efficient facility operations.

In your future role, you will:

• Maintain and upkeep the building, including ventilation, heating, electrical, plumbing, structural components, and gas management. Conduct regular inspections and suggest corrective actions.
• Assist lab staff with the setup, maintenance, and repair of laboratory equipment and spaces, including lab reactors and pilot labs.
• Collaborate with the HSE specialist on specific tasks, ensure safe execution of activities, and respond to emergencies.
• Coordinate and supervise contractors and service technicians, ensuring work is completed as planned and issuing necessary permits.
• Perform maintenance tasks such as snow removal, moving furniture, cleaning clogged pipes, and fixing broken lights or leaking lab dishwashers to ensure smooth operations.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities and prepare status reports for management. Communicate issues and improvement opportunities.
• Work with the innovation center and production site maintenance teams to support operations and ensure smooth workflows. Provide technical guidance to staff.

We believe you bring:

• Technical training or bachelor’s in engineering in mechanical, electrical, civil, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in facilities management or as a site engineer in a chemical or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of building systems, including heating, ventilation, electrical, plumbing, and safety regulations.
• Experience with chemical laboratory equipment and related safety standards.
• English and Swedish language fluency.
• Ability to climb ladders, lift up to 25 kg, and comfortable working in chemical laboratory and pilot plant settings where hazardous chemicals are handled.

We believe you are...

A self-driven individual who can work autonomously and take the initiative to foresee potential issues and identify areas for improvement. You excel in problem-solving and can respond promptly to emergencies. Moreover, you have strong communication skills and can collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

We offer you

At Nouryon, we provide a great job and friendly coworkers, plus benefits in addition to salary. Our collective agreement is with IKEM. Plus, we offer unilateral perks, such as bonus, reduced hours, wellness allowance, lunch allowance, and more.

Have we got your interest?

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis based in Stenungsund, reporting to Section Manager Analysis EMEA.

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us, we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/

We look forward to receiving your application!

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.

About Nouryon

We’re looking for tomorrow’s Changemakers, today.

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.

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Contact

For additional information about the vacancy please contact hiring manager Ina Ehlers, Section Manager Analysis EMEA, [email protected]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or your application or need assistance, please contact: [email protected]

Union related contacts included below:

Sveriges Ingenjörer: Anna-Lena Palm +46 303 851 13

Unionen: Magnus Svensson +46 303 858 38

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We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or staffing companies.