Innovate environmentally friendly and user-safe products by developing appropriate materials / additives for end-users.
Develop / Improve / Innovate the use of raw materials and production processes (e.g., use sustainable/green/recycle materials) to achieve annual sustainability targets. (Such as reducing internal and external waste, reducing water withdrawal, and minimizing virgin material usage)
Coordinate R&D projects from concept to industrialization / commercialization, ensuring project timelines and objectives are achieved.
Research and develop a variety of products and create new applications for products to meet market demands.
Conduct laboratory trials and industrial trials of new products and new materials as required. Prepare trial reports. Hand-over formulation and production process after successful development to Production.
Evaluate and develop new raw materials for quality, cost-saving opportunities to ensure product compliance, plant performance, and sustainability goals.
Develop, maintain and update product specifications, technical standards, operating parameters, and R&D documentation to ensure consistency and traceability.
Perform product benchmarking, application methods, and regular market visits to gain market insights, customer requirements, industry standards, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for product innovation and competitive advantage.
Assess and manage technical changes related to formulations and raw materials to ensure product quality and process stability.
Participate in resolving process & quality incidents, identifying root causes, and proposing solutions in each incident report.
Perform other tasks as required by direct manager.
Job Requirement
1. Education: Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Silicate Materials, Chemical, or other related fields.
2. Experience: At least one year of relevant experience, preferably from construction materials manufacturing.
3. Skills & Ability:
Passionate about research
Time and task management skills
High learning agility
Teamwork skills
Statistical data analysis skills
Communication skills
Good level of English proficiency is highly preferred.
Saint–Gobain Vietnam belongs to Saint-Gobain Group, the world's largest building material company and one of the world’s 100 largest industrial groups. Established in 1665, the group is organized into three business sectors: Construction Products, Innovative Materials, and Building Distribution. Saint-Gobain employs 160,000 people and presents in 75 countries worldwide. With the market leadership position in each of its core businesses, the Group achieved €38.1 billion sales in 2020. Saint-Gobain's ambition is "to become the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, designing, manufacturing and distributing building materials, providing innovative solutions to meet growing demand in emerging countries, for energy efficiency and the environmental protection".
This strategy of responsible growth is guided by the Saint-Gobain purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”, which responds to the shared ambition of all the women and men in the Group to act every day to make the world a more beautiful and sustainable place to live in.