Voor Agfa Materials/MTC/IID Zoeken Wij Een

Voor Agfa Materials/MTC/IID Zoeken Wij Een

Adjunct project manager inkjet inks

Function content

The development and application testing of new ink formulations intended for use in industrial printing applications

As adjunct project manager inkjet inks you are responsible for:

  • Independently leading ink development projects of limited size. This holds all aspects from the conceptual phase until product release in compliance with the product development process.
  • Reporting on the status and progress of your projects to theproject team and in technical meetings.
  • Providing functional guidance to supporting competence centres (pigment dispersions, ingredients and analytics). Alignment of priorities and follow up of timings with the supporting groups.
  • Understanding the customer needs and proposing the best available existing ink formulation. Follow-up of the evaluations of existing inks and adjusting,via an iterative process, if necessary.
  • You are responsible for the setup and execution of experiments to create and characterise new ink formulations and evaluate them in inkjet printers.You have knowledge of experimental design software.
  • You analyse and interpret experimental results and use the conclusions to setup new experiments.
  • You build up knowledge on the relation between structures and properties (structureof ink compounds vs. macroscopic properties of inks and printed images). You propose new building blocks and ink formulations based on these findings.

Desired profile

  • You hold a master degree in a technical-scientific field (chemistry, materials science, …).
  • If you have already experience in chemical product development, preferably in (UV) inkjet ink development projects this will be an advantage but not a must.
  • You are passionate, result-driven and customer-oriented.
  • You are capable of running projects to develop new products independently.You collaborate positively with the members of multi-disciplinary teams, co-workers, business partners and customers.
  • You are a problem solver with strong organisational skills.
  • You are a strong communicator and eager to work in a team.
  • You are fluent in English.
  • You are stress resistant and perseverant.
  • You work systematically, neat and safe.

Place of employment: Mortsel, Belgium @ Agfa Materials/MTC/IID

Contract duration: preferably 24 months

More information on the function can be obtained from Daisy Van Opstal (+32 3 444 3215)or Ann Van den Broeck (+32 3 444 3098).

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