Scientist
Genk, BE
Nitto EMEA NV is part of the Japanese Nitto Denko Corporation, with 29,650 employees in 94 companies across 24 countries.
We offer exciting opportunities for motivated talent, focusing on the future and embracing change. Through collaboration with customers and trust in our technologies, we create precise solutions.
Nitto Belgium, the largest production site in the EMEA region, manufactures sealing, reinforcing, and damping materials, as well as industrial adhesive tapes used in various industries like Automotive, Electronics, and Renewable Energy.
Join us in being part of a global leader in high-end technology! We’re currently seeking a new team member for our R&D department.
Currently, we are hiring for Nitto Belgium NV.
Our Position
As a Scientist you will become part of our dynamic and ambitious R&D team. You will be responsible for investigating and developing new or improved technologies/products in line with our R&D strategy, functional standards and client demands. Concrete, this means that you will be:
- responsible for projects to extend and improve our current product portfolio with new products;
- working directly with our customers, translating their requests into technical solutions by developing prototypes, conducting analyses, delivering reports, and presenting your conclusions;
- contribute to projects but you will also initiate, lead and coordinate certain projects yourself;
- collaborate closely with other internal departments but also with our raw material suppliers and customers to enhance sales and profit
- actively involved in hands-on tasks, including practical work in the laboratory.
Your Profile
Our Scientists are dynamic, open-minded, flexible and enjoy working in a team! Communicating with different colleagues and defending their case/knowledge comes naturally. They are driven by innovation and will go that extra mile for the perfect solution.
- You hold a PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering (with a focus on polymers or plastics), or Material Science.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in R&D activities, preferably in an industrial environment; experience in the tape or coating business would be a plus.
- You have strong analytical skills and a pro-active, result driven mindset.
- You are a team-oriented player and an innovative person that can sell his/her case in a well-founded way.
- You are fluent in English. Dutch and German are assets.
- You are flexible in time (occasionally irregular work hours to support field work and customer immersion) and in travelling to meet customers and suppliers (15 - 20%).
Interested to Join?
You will operate in an atmosphere stimulating personal development and growth. Nitto Belgium offers:
- Bonus system
- Meal vouchers of €8 per workday
- Group and hospitalization insurance
- 12 ADV days + 3 Nitto leave days
- Bike lease possible
- Many opportunities for your personal and professional development
To apply for this position, please upload your resume and show us who you are by answering our questions via the "Apply" button.
If we can do something to make the recruitment process or the job more accessible, please let us know! Contact:hannelore.bruynseraede@nitto.com.