Chemical Engineer (Chemistry) - Yankee Candle

Pracovní nabídka

Location: Most area (Havran)

Reports to: Director R&D – Chemistry

Your Role & Team in a Nutshell

As Chemical Engineer (Chemistry) you will develop, improve, and customize fragrance delivery products, equipment, formulas, processes, and analytical methods. You will also collaborate with product development engineering, marketing, and business management to select ingredients and formulations as well as drive product performance, efficacy, and stability.

We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training courses.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Cross-Functional Liaison

• Ensure that formulation intent is preserved during the transfer to production,
• Provide structured feedback to R&D teams on manufacturability and formulation-process compatibility,

Strategic Impact

• Accelerate commercialization timelines by reducing trial-and-error through predictive scale-up strategies,
• Contribute to product consistency and quality through robust process design and control,

Organizational Agility & Communication

• Cross-functional collaboration within Research & Development, Brand, Quality, Procurement, and Manufacturing,
• Maintain contacts with production plant’s quality departments and provide the necessary support during the debugging and pre-production part inspection phase,

Laboratory Safety

• Understand and appropriately apply PPE per SDS instructions,
• Ensure safe practices in all aspects of laboratory and testing functions.

What You’ll Need

Minimum:

• Fluency in English
• Bachelor’s in chemistry or chemical engineering,
• 3-5 years of experience in scale-up, or manufacturing in consumer products or related fields excellent communication,
• Operation of analytical instruments, GC, DSC, GC/MS.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to bridge technical and non-technical teams,

Your advantage:

• Knowledge of SAP,
• Knowledge of fragrance/wax interaction, dye dispersion, and additive behavior,
• Familiarity with mixing, heating, cooling, and filling equipment used in manufacturing,
• Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.

What You Gain

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognise some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, and Yankee Candle, to name a few.

Join us and benefit from:

• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices
• Bravo – our global recognition programme where teammates can recognise each other and exceptional work is rewarded
• Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others
• Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus
• Global Employee Assistance Program – confidential support for you and your family, complementing our commitment to your well-being at work and beyond
• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster an inclusive culture
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership

Are you interested?

If so, please click on “Apply Now” on this site and upload your CV in English.

If your application is shortlisted, our recruiter will invite you for an initial phone interview.

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