EU Industrial Compounding Tech Leader

Syensqo; Spinetta Marengo; In loco; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Maternity/Paternity leave

Training platform

Language courses

Well-being sessions

Descrizione del lavoro

Syensqo is seeking an EU Industrial Compounding Technology Leader to bridge technology, manufacturing, and innovation. The role drives safe, reliable operations, solves production issues, and scales new products from R&D to manufacturing.

You will partner with plant teams, maintenance, suppliers and R&I to improve performance and sustain growth. The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, safety leadership, and strategic thinking to boost productivity, quality, and sustainability across the

Competenze

• BS/graduate in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 3–7 years in extrusion operations or related manufacturing engineering.
• Willingness to travel to regional facilities for training and projects.
• Strong safety and environmental orientation; knowledge of OSHA/PSM is preferred.

Mansioni

• Ensure extrusion and compounding processes operate safely, reliably, and efficiently.
• Lead capital and reliability improvement initiatives and scale new products to production.
• Leverage data to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with plant teams, maintenance, suppliers and R&I on manufacturing challenges.

Conoscenze

CAD

Safety leadership

Operational excellence

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Formazione

BSc in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Strumenti

SAP/PM

PIMS

SCADA

Descrizione del lavoro

We are looking for:

EU Industrial Compounding Technology Leader

This role exists to bridge technology, manufacturing, and innovation to ensure our extrusion and compounding operations run safely, reliably, and efficiently while enabling future growth. The successful candidate will partner closely with plant teams, maintenance, suppliers, and R&I colleagues to solve real‑world manufacturing challenges, improve operational performance, and bring new products and capabilities from concept to commercial production.

At its core, this position is about making a meaningful impact on the plant every day. Whether troubleshooting production issues on the manufacturing floor, driving safety and sustainability improvements, optimizing processes, or leading capital projects, the focus is on helping people and systems perform at their best. The role combines hands‑on problem solving with strategic thinking to increase reliability, productivity, and operational excellence while ensuring the business can continue to innovate and meet customer needs.

We count on you for:

The primary challenge of this role is to ensure extrusion and compounding processes operate safely, reliably, and efficiently while continuously improving performance. Key objectives include solving production issues, optimizing process capability, leading capital and reliability improvements, leveraging data to drive operational excellence, and successfully scaling new products from R&D to manufacturing. Success is measured through improvements in safety, productivity, quality, sustainability, equipment reliability, and overall plant performance.

You will bring

A successful self‑starting engineer combines technical expertise, operational engagement, strong safety leadership, and personal accountability to identify opportunities, solve complex manufacturing challenges, and drive continuous improvement without requiring constant direction.

Specific requirements are:

• B. S. or graduate degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• 3-7 years of experience in manufacturing or engineering of extrusion operations is desired
• Must be willing to travel for training and projects to regional manufacturing facilities
• Must have a strong safety and environmental orientation
• Familiarity with specialty polymers business is considered a plus but is not required
• Familiarity with PSM and OSHA 1910 standards is required
• Desired competencies include: CAD, SAP/PM, PIMS and Scada systems
• Ability to wear PPE including FRC clothing, steel toe shoes, hard hat, ear plugs, and safety glasses

You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well‑being sessions (physical and psychological)

About Us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.