LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society. BASIC FUNCTION: <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Perform all activities accurately and safely in accordance with company standards. GoalZero (HSES&Q) being paramount and adhered to at all times.</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Responsible for checking that products meet national and international quality standards with the authority to stop production where non conformity arises.</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Routine sample & specimen preparation, testing, inspection and release of raw materials and finished products accordance with the inspection plan and all associated administration and documentation.</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Conducting tests and maintaining systems associated to routine calibration of test equipment.</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensuring Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility records for both products & incoming raw materials are maintained.</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Routine functional transactions in SAP and CIMAG systems.</li> </ul> RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensure products are inspected according to standards and to identify defective production not suitable for release in a timely fashion. </li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">To learn the attributes, both colour and mechanical, of raw materials and the effects these characteristics have on finished products and use these skills to assist operations manufacture products efficiently.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">To learn the use of injection moulding machines and apply this knowledge to prepare test specimens according to internal and international standards.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Operational knowledge of test equipment and to understand their international standards in order to perform and report accurate tests on materials and finished products. Maintaining Gage R&R standards accordingly.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensure non conforming production is suitably identified, recorded & controlled to prevent unplanned release. Support production with investigation, root cause analysis, corrective & preventative measures. </li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Support operations ensure products are planned, manufactured, inspected, released & shipped accordingly.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Maintain systems to ensure equipment is tested & calibrated according to schedule. Conduct routine internal calibrations where applicable.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">To assist Quality manager/ Laboratory manager in other activities not limited to the above.</li> </ul> PERSON SPECIFICATION: Education: Minimum GCSE’s in Mathematics, English and Science subjects but ideally educated to a higher level preferably a degree in a science discipline. Work Experience: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1-2 years’ experience in quality control or laboratory environment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in quality inspection role or R&D role, preferably within polymer manufacturing industry.</li> </ul> Skills: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good degree of computer literacy and ability to use internal business software and systems.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good analytical skills with a good understanding of test equipment and methods for the polymer industry.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good problem solving skills.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good skills in communicating internally within quality team and across operational departments.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be highly motivated with clear focus on achieving targets and goals.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Perfect colour vision.</li> </ul> Languages: <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="1"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Must be fluent in written and verbal English.</li> </ul> <div> <div> <div> <div> <h2>What We Offer:</h2> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Participation in the Company’s discretionary short-term incentive (bonus) programme. Currently, the full-year target bonus for this position is 6% of base salary</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme with employer contributions matching double employee contributions to maximum of 10% employer contributions.</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">17 days' holiday (plus bank holidays if applicable) increasing to 21 with service</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Group Income Protection & Life Insurance</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Health Cash Plan</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Enhanced Company Sick Leave</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Enhanced Family Friendly Policies</li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Cycle2Work Scheme</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <h2>Competencies:</h2> </div> <div> <div>Build Partnerships</div> <div>Drive Innovation</div> <div>Grow Capabilities</div> <div>Promote Inclusion</div> <div>Motivational Fit</div> <div>Technical Skills</div> <div>Deliver Results</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footerContent"> </div><div></div>Privacy Statement: For information regarding how LyondellBasell processes your personal data, please read our <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https:%2f%2fwww.lyondellbasell.com%2flink%2fcc8a9a4bad584cd29fc91092946956db.aspx&data=05%7c02%7cKristine.Verrill%40lyondellbasell.com%7c9922bb86203b4d161bec08dcc69c93bd%7cfbe6208106d8481dbaa034149cfefa5f%7c0%7c0%7c638603623019650032%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=kp%2f1ueDT6nGJFMIQVwEtSX2SMj5%2BYW93MbjwrZkwD6U%3D&reserved=0">Privacy Statement</a> Stay Connected! <ul> <li>Visit our LYB <a href="https://www.lyondellbasell.com/">Website</a></li> <li>Follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/lyondell-basell">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Lyondellbasell/">Instagram</a></li> <li>Like us on <a href="https://nl-nl.facebook.com/LyondellBasell">Facebook</a></li> <li>Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/lyondellbasellvision">YouTube</a> channel</li> </ul>

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