Role overview

Qualifications

Preferred scientific degree with years of laboratory experience
Experience with HSE is an advantage
IT skills at user level (e.g., MS Office)
Excellent communication skills in Danish and English with strong stakeholder management

Responsibilities

Set the long-term vision for the DK RD laboratory with key stakeholders
Ensure smooth daily operations, including invoicing, purchasing of consumables, maintenance and calibration of equipment, and onboarding new starters
Ensure compliance with Danish local regulations and Hempel HSE requirements and implement local safety priorities
Drive continuous improvements and communicate lab initiatives and outcomes to users, managers and stakeholders; participate as a member of the RD Denmark Management Team

Key facts

Remote from: Denmark
Full time
Danish, English

Hard skills

R (Programming Language) Laboratory Safety Laboratory Procedures Laboratory Management System Continuous Improvement Process Office Management Procurement Invoicing Merchandise Maintenance Stakeholder Communications Employee Onboarding Inventory Management Camera Calibration Laboratory Experience Total Quality Management

Other skills

Team Management
Planning
Communication
Solutions Focused
Detail Oriented
Reliability
Prioritization
Mentorship

About the company

Hempel A/S

As a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions, Hempel is a global company with strong values, working with customers in the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Hempel factories, R&D centres and stock points are established in every region. Hempel’s paints and coatings protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and play an essential role in our customers’ businesses. They help minimise maintenance costs, improve aesthetics and increase energy efficiency. At Hempel, our purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions. We firmly believe that we will succeed as a business only if we place sustainability at our heart. Not only is it the right thing to do, it will strengthen our competitive position, make ourselves more resilient and reduce our risk. Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915. It is proudly owned by the Hempel Foundation, which ensures a solid economic base for the Hempel Group and supports cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific purposes around the world.

Company details

Company typeLarge

Company size5001 - 10000

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Job description

Are you passionate about developing and optimizing lab conditions and processes for a highly skillful R&D team? Do you have the passion and proactivity to ensure safe operations while continuously improving its efficiency? Then you might be our new colleague at Hempel!

We are looking for an R&D Manager to ensure the flawless operations of our R&D laboratory in Denmark, meeting the needs for execution of our R&D teams while ensuring compliance with relevant processes and regulations.

This is a key role where you will report directly to our R&D Head based in our office in Denmark, but where you will also be encouraged to align with other colleagues from all over the world.

You will also have the outstanding opportunity to coordinate a team and work very closely with other key partners such as Maintenance, Quality Heath Safety and Environment (QHSE) or Procurement to ensure top-class conditions for the successful performance of the R&D team.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Together with key stakeholders, set the long-term vision for DK R&D laboratory.
Ensure smooth daily operations (invoice management, purchase of consumables, reparation of broken equipment, preventive maintenance plan, calibration, support for new starters, etc)
Ensure that the lab is in compliance with all local Danish and Hempel Global safety regulations, and local HSE priorities are implemented.
Initiate improvements for identified issues and effectively communicate lab initiatives and accomplishments with users, managers and key stakeholders.
Member of the Management Team of R&D Denmark.

What does it take to become our new team member?

Preferred Scientific degree, with some years of experience working in a lab
Experience with HSE is considered an advantage
IT skills at user level (e.g. MS office)
Excellent communication skills in both Danish and English
Thorough, disciplined and reliable with strong prioritization, planning and follow up skills
High degree of independence and solution driven
Good stakeholder management skills
Enjoying giving support to others
Continuous improvement mindset

Sounds like a match?

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Application due

Seniority Level

Associate

Job Functions

Research

Industry

Chemicals

Across the globe, Hempel’s coatings solutions protect surfaces, structures and equipment. They extend asset lifetimes, reduce maintenance costs and make homes and workplaces safer and more colourful. Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915 by J.C. Hempel, and is solely owned by the Hempel Foundation, which not only ensures a solid economic base for the company, but is dedicated to making a difference in the world by empowering children to learn, supporting coatings science and sustaining biodiversity.