Safety engineer
Within Nouryon, we are looking for a talented safety engineer to conduct research in the field of safety of Organic Peroxides and help growing our business.
Nouryon is a major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and customers worldwide with innovative products and technologies and we are developing sustainable solutions for our customers.
Safety engineer/ Researcher, Polymer Specialties
Fulltime, Deventer
Nouryon Polymer Specialties (formally known as AkzoNobel)
The Nouryon Polymer Specialties business is the world's leading producer of organic peroxides, metal alkyls and organometallic specialties. These are essential ingredients for the polymer industry.
Nouryon Polymer Specialties has its worldwide operating Research and Development center located in Deventer, the Netherlands. Here, focused project teams work to meet current and future customer needs, to invent new innovative products and develop new applications for existing products. The Polymer Specialties R&D center in Deventer is part of a large (>250 FTE) specialty chemicals research center.
One of our R&D groups, the Safety Testing and Modeling (STM) team, focuses on the safety of chemical products and processes. Supported by a world-class safety laboratory, this team conducts investigations to support the development of safe products for our international customer base and new safe processes for our global manufacturing operations. The safety studies include aspects such as thermal runaway behavior, reaction kinetics and explosivity testing. In addition, we perform safety tests for transport and storage classification of hazardous chemical goods.
We offer you:
A challenging job within our STM team, participating in development of safe products for our markets and safe processes to produce our specialty chemicals.
The possibility to work in multi-disciplinary teams, conduct experiments in a world-class safety laboratory and share insights with our customers.
A responsible position to contribute to the safety of our global operations and further build up and share knowledge on:
- Safety aspects of Organic Peroxides
- Chemical product safety
- Development of safe chemical operations
You will closely interact with our research teams, our commercial department, and our technology group.
Within Nouryon, we are looking for a talented safety engineer to conduct research in the field of safety of Organic Peroxides and help growing our business.
Nouryon is a major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and customers worldwide with innovative products and technologies and we are developing sustainable solutions for our customers.
Your responsibilities / requirements
- Plan, organize and conduct safety experiments.
- Evaluate experimental data and report these, verbally as well as in writing, to various project leaders.
- Contribute to the development of new safe products and processes.
- Conduct trainings and demonstrations in the field of safe handling and storage of hazardous chemical goods.
- Contribute to customer support activities.
- Report hierarchically to the Manager Safety Testing and Modeling
Have you got what it takes?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and result-driven colleague,
with the following profile:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry or an adjacent field
- Preferably minimum 3 years of relevant work experience
- Creative, flexible and enjoying experimental work
- Pragmatic problem solver, interested in further developing our safety know-how.
- Market focused and result oriented.
- Team player with excellent communication skills.
- Good language skills in English, both in speech and in writing.
This is our offer.
When you join us, you will be part of our fascinating and ambitious international environment with highly skilled and motivated colleagues. A company that develops, produces, and sells products that are essential for everyday life. Where employees aim high, take ownership, and do it right. Our employment package comprises:
- a permanent contract with a probationary period of 2 months;
- 25 vacation days + 10 leave days;
- an end-of-year bonus;
- excellent pension scheme;
- good growth opportunities.
To further develop you, we offer the possibility of following education and training.
Are you eager to start your career at Nouryon as Safety engineer?
Then we are looking forward to receiving your online application via our website. Please use the ‘apply’ link on this page and upload your CV and job-specific cover letter.
A pre-employment screening may form part of the selection process.
Note: We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies, or manning companies.
