For our site at the Chemelot location in Geleen, we are looking for a

Senior Chemical Engineer (m/f/x, full-time)

As a Senior Chemical Engineer at ARLANXEO, you will identify improvement opportunities in the quality, capacity, cost, and compliance of our EPDM rubber products and production process. You will write business cases, implement them yourself, or support the project team. Additionally, you will perform technological troubleshooting activities to support production in case of major issues.

The Role

• Participate in and lead brainstorming sessions and RCA’s to determine causes and alternative solutions.
• Develop functional scopes for improvement actions.
• For smaller changes, act as project leader, ensuring implementation and proactively involving other disciplines.
• In larger projects, fulfill the user role and assist in realizing the business case.
• Serve as a technological intermediary and knowledge holder in the areas of compliance and process safety.
• Perform second-line technological troubleshooting and support production with your process expertise.
• Keep your knowledge up to date, share it, and coach fellow engineers on both content and approach.

Your Profile

• You have a bachelor's or master's degree in process technology.
• You have at least 5 to 10 years of work experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• You connect theoretical knowledge with practice, always have your plant knowledge ready (both design and operational), and think ahead. You think in scenarios when the situation calls for it.
• You connect manufacturing with engineering disciplines.
• You have experience in conducting technical and operational feasibility studies and root cause analyses (e.g., RCA/UCA, Tripod) and risk analysis (e.g., PRA, TRA, FMEA, HAZOP).
• You work proactively and independently and have strong communication skills. You enjoy working in a team and like to take on a coaching role.
• You have a good command of the Dutch and English languages.

Our Offer

We offer a varied, versatile, and challenging job in a dynamic production setting.

• Work in a team where we help and support each other as One Arlanxeo.
• We are looking for people who want to commit to us for the long term.
• A comprehensive package of excellent employment conditions.

Interested in this vacancy?

Apply online by sending us your resume and cover letter.

About ARLANXEO 

We are one of the world's largest producers of synthetic rubber. We develop, produce and market high-performance rubbers that are used for a wide range of applications.  

Probably you use synthetic rubbers in your daily live without even noticing it. To drive to work and home you need rubber in the tires of your car or bicycle. When taking a shower there’s a rubber seal in your tap. When opening the fridge, the rubber seals make sure the door closes properly and keeps the cold in. Besides these more ‘traditional’ applications our synthetic rubber is also used in batteries for electrical cars, in windmills and solar panels.  

As one of the major players in the rubber industry, ARLANXEO recognizes that we must examine every stage in the life of our rubber products to reduce their environmental footprint. Find out how you can make a difference at ARLANXEO. 

What ARLANXEO offers you 

At ARLANXEO we do our best to offer you an environment in which you can develop yourself both professionally and personally. If you are willing to pick up challenges, we have them for you. There's always room to broaden your horizon, learn new things, be part of a project team or lead a project yourself. Our employees praise their committed colleagues and cooperate with each other. We try to make you feel ‘at home’ from day one.  

At ARLANXEO we are compliant to local law and legislation and seek to hire the candidate who is best suitable for the job. 

ARLANXEO does not accept unsolicited applicants submitted by third-party recruiters or agencies. Any resume or application submitted to ARLANXEO without a vendor agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and property of ARLANXEO, and ARLANXEO will not pay a placement fee.