Norway Job Openings
Jotun Group
R&D Assistant
Sandefjord
FULL TIME
August 28, 2024
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE
Do you want to be part of the professional R&D environment in Jotun? Then this is your opportunity! As a technician in R&D, you will assist the chemists in developing and maintaining products by making, testing, and evaluating paint formulations to contribute to reaching the goals of the R&D plan. You will be part of a professional and vibrant environment, and your workplace will be in our Research and Development Center located at our headquarters in Sandefjord.
The position is in Jotun Performance Coatings, as Technician in the Topcoat department with focus on development of new products. The primary focus of this position is products for the wind turbine industry. The applicant must be willing to travel abroad for shorter periods.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assist the chemist in developing, testing, and evaluating paints and raw materials according to given procedures. Report results continuously, in writing and orally, also create simple standard reports, to ensure that stakeholders are informed.
- Know and use of necessary safety equipment as described and to take into consideration general safety, this includes being able to understand content and the meaning of safety data sheets.
- Ensure that the necessary raw materials, packaging, and other laboratory equipment are available to ensure an effective work environment.
- Attend to the daily order in the laboratory so that the workspace is tidy, safe, and pleasant.
- Carry out other duties as assigned in the laboratory.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER
Qualifications
- Vocational Certificate
- Proficient in safe use of laboratory techniques and equipment
- Proficiency in verbal and written English.
- Proficiency in MS Office 365 and TEAM/Share Point is considered an advantage
Personal qualifications
- You are quick to notice or perceive things; paying close attention to details.
- Engaging or ready to engage in conversations, discussions, and tasks.
- You are willing and eager to report on your work and enjoy talking with your coworkers.
- Always eager to know or learn something.
- Work well in a team, but also independent.
- Enthusiasm for hands-on lab work and application methods
- Willingness to travel
What We Offer
A friendly and supportive culture! Jotun is a large and dynamic global community present in over 100 countries. At Jotun we are part of a caring global family, and we are proud of our informal work environment with few hierarchies. We are always striving to live our values: Loyalty, Care, Respect, and Boldness.
There are extensive opportunities for professional and personal development in Jotun, both through on-the-job training and Jotun Academy. At Jotun we want to develop long-term relationships with our employees, and we focus on nurturing people in building their career with us. Our pension and insurance schemes are highly competitive, as are our other benefits such as in-house gym, cafeteria, and discounts on our products.
A professional and supportive work environment with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation is important to us. Our story is one of innovating and reinventing processes and concepts with the purpose of creating better and more sustainable products that will have a positive impact in the world.
We offer exciting challenges in a growing company with excellent financial results. We are growing steadily and the financial strength this gives us allows us to invest in research and development to create new innovative products and to invest in people and in the support of local communities.
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WHO WE ARE
Jotun has protected property for almost a century – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world's leading paints and coatings manufacturers, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.
Jotun's global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here, Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal to global product development in our new research and development centre at Sandefjord, one of Northern Europe's largest privately owned R&D centres. The administration centre for Europe and Central Asia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.
We provide various career opportunities in finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.
Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that the real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.
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Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and a diversity of professions, genders, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures, etc. We are committed to representing the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.
If you are applying for a position and require additional support in the interview process, please let us know how we can accommodate this.
If you think this role is what you could do next, apply now!
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