R&D Specialist

EGGER

EGGER stands for sustainable growth; we are an international company with more than 10,000 employees in 10 countries and 60 years of experience in the wood industry. One of the most important factors that enable us to grow continuously is our successful teamwork. We are looking for a new co-worker who will join us as R&D Specialist in Product Technology in our EGGER Gebze Plant.

We do not simply look for employees. We seek talented professionals who share our values.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science and Technology or Polymer Engineering,
• New graduated or 1-3 years of working experience in R&D,
• Excellent command of written and spoken English,
• Advanced computer skills and knowledge of MS Office programs (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), 
• Curious, self-motivated with business mind-set and high energy, 
• Problem solving competency and eager to learn,
• Strong communication skills and taking active role as a team member and/or team leader on the projects, 
• Result oriented, excellent team player,
• Research oriented, strong analytical skills.  

We have shuttle service (İdealtepe-Cevizli-Atalar-Kartal-Sahilyolu-Pendik-E5-EGGER), (Acıbadem-E5-EGGER), (Kartepe-İzmit-Derince-Körfez-E5-EGGER)

Job Description

• Searching for better technologies and systems for production units, quality control and different technical departments,
• Optimizing and improving the current states of the existing products in different technical units, 
• Conducting hands-on trials in the production units both individually and in teams with different competencies, 
• Conducting researches both theoretically and practically, 
• Formulating and developing new products based on the needs of the global market, 
• Developing alternative materials and technologies, 
• Collaborating with different technical experts in various industries, 
• Bringing and adopting new technologies, 
• Documenting and evaluating the data scientifically, 
• Expanding the product portfolio of the company, 
• Optimizing the cost and performance balance, 
• Analyzing financial aspects of the projects conducted/participated,
• Evaluating customer complaints, giving feedbacks and creating related solutions, 
• Giving technical and scientific support to different departments, 
• Training related departments for changes, improvements, discoveries etc. 
• Making technical visits to customers for new product and technology launches.