MATERIAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST','039980','!*! **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals, employing more than 35,000 people at 300 facilities in the United States, Canada and 11 other countries. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the world, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. employees are guided by Market Based Management® principles to create value for customers, the company, and society. We believe in applying creative destruction to achieve world-class excellence by constantly finding new and better ways to support the needs of its customers. The Consumer Products Group employs approximately 14,000 people. **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is the world's leading producer of tissue products (bath tissues, paper towels, and napkins). At **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.'s Innovation Institute in Neenah, WI, we are committed to meeting our customers’ needs with solutions that involve great design, consistent quality, and demonstrated customer value. Our GP Professional business is a B2B group whose products include paper towels and dispensers, restroom and facial tissue, cleaning wipes and cloths, skin care products and air fresheners, as well as a full line of food service products such as plates, utensils, related containers, and an expanding portfolio of packaging products in paper, polymer, laminations and barrier packaging. **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. PRO and Consumer Products is seeking an experienced Materials Research Scientist at our iNNOVATION institute in Neenah, Wisconsin. The role will research, develop, experiment and innovate alternative material options for GP product packaging to include Professional and Retail products, Food Wraps and Bag solutions. The Materials Scientist will provide expertise in polymers, paper, laminations and barrier packaging to include manufacturability. This role requires a creative and open-minded approach in the pursuit of material and process discovery, exploration, experimentation, test, analysis, and qualification. A key element of support will be an understanding of client and customer needs, development processes, environmental and sustainability initiatives. This role will prepare and present technical solution proposals that integrate with GP products, systems and processes.
Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Plastics, Materials or Polymer Engineering or Science At least 5 years of materials science, and research and development Material R&D; experience in polymers, paper, barrier films, laminations, and packaging industries preferred Experience with material properties, testing methodologies, and qualification protocol Knowledge of material processing and equipment Managing multiple self-projects, and contributing on cross functional projects Understanding and interest in environmental and sustainable material strategies and technologies Develop and maintain materials roadmaps for all product categories Good verbal and written communication skills Ability to travel up to 10% required
Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: ****Follow us ','Research & Development/Sciences','USA-Wisconsin-NEENAH-WI','','**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. LLC','Full-time','Yes, 25 % of the Time','MATERIAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST
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