What if your
next job was about...
Your mission:
You will be joining the Chemicals Division of the AGC group. You will be based in their new laboratories at the Technovation Centre in Gosselies (Belgium).
Our objective is to support the European Green Deal by expanding hydrogen related developments and to become number one in Europe thanks to the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM). AGC Chemicals is one of the few companies in the world that manufactures per-fluorinated ion exchange membrane from raw materials.
Mission and Tasks
You will be the Group Leader for Water Electrolysis membrane evaluation. Because data collected in this field is important to both R&D and business, you report both to the division manager of AGC chemicals at the Technovation Centre (Gosselies, Belgium) and to the business director (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
As part of your mission, you will:
- Manage the people, budget and lab facilities (planning, selection, purchasing, set up, expansion ) of the Water Electrolysis group
- Strongly support the project manager responsible for operational management and customer support in your team
- Discuss membrane developments with internal (incl R&D Japan) and external stakeholders
- Proactively propose ideas for future developments and long term evaluation activity
- Visit customers, exhibitions and related industrial or standardization meetings and communicate findings
Are you the perfect match ?
Knowledge Requirement/Skills Requirement/Experience
- Chemical engineer or PHD chemistry
- Experience in people management (preferably R&D field)
- Knowledge about electrochemistry, chemical engineering, and thermodynamics.
- Ability to communicate in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
- Good communicator: with team members, internal/external stakeholders.
What do we offer
Why you should apply ?
- A complete package including a competitive salary, 40 days holiday, luncheon vouchers...
- A policy of two days' homeworking a week
- A complete training catalogue in the field of glass, personal and technical development as well as support during the first months of onboarding.
- A stimulating work environment with innovative technologies, and a friendly, open-minded and talented team that respects autonomy while always listening to your ideas.
- The opportunity to get involved in sustainable development: AGC is committed to the environment and social transition through its staff's involvement in a number of initiatives.
Curious to know more
about your future site ?
At AGC, you change the world with innovative materials, technology and solutions. Working closely in an inclusive and international team, your ideas and expertise take on new value. And following the highest performance and ethical standards, the challenges you overcome will improve daily life for millions of people.
You will be based at AGC's Technovation centre in Gosselies where research and development, engineering and intellectual property activities are centralised under one roof with about 350 staff members. With different nationalities, the atmosphere reflects our values of inclusion and diversity: we value the uniqueness of individuals and the different perspectives and talents they bring to AGC. Our teams have a great exposure to different aspects of glass business and new technologies. They are driven by collaboration, motivation, curiosity and respect for autonomy. This makes daily work enjoyable and life easier.
Come and join us !
