Polymerization Specialist

Permanent employee, Full-time · Sion - Office, Remote

Your mission

DePoly is looking for a highly experienced Polymerization Specialist to lead, develop and scale our PET polymerization knowhow from inhouse to industrial level. The ultimate objective for this role is achieving product-market fit for DePoly’s recycled PET on a global scale. This position requires a deep understanding of the entire PET production cycle, from monomer quality to final polymer properties. The ideal candidate will bring extensive hands-on experience in process optimization, material handling, quality assessment and industrial sized PET-applications. 

 

Key Responsibilities:  

  • Develop a deep understanding of PET polymerization from DePoly monomers to achieve high quality polymer output. 
  • Optimize PET formulations to meet specific polymer quality requirements and specifications.  
  • Assess and define critical monomer quality requirements and impact on PET properties.  
  • Conduct equipment troubleshooting, maintenance, and process optimization. 
  • Work cross functionally with R&D, quality control, production, and business development to align polymerization processes with business goals.  
  • Prepare technical reports and presentations for stakeholders and customers.  
  • Scale DePoly’s PET portfolio to industrial scale with partners
Your profile
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, or in a related field.   
  • Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in PET polymerization or in similar polymer production. 
  • Extensive involvement in end-to-end polymerization processes, including monomer handling, formulation, process control, and troubleshooting. 
  • Deep knowledge in polymerization kinetics and impact of process variables on product quality. 
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.  
  • Ability to travel to partners and attend industry conferences  
  • Good to have: Advanced plastic recycling technologies (e.g. chemical recycling) 
  • Good to have: Experience with operating & optimizing bench scale polymerization units. 
  • Fluent in English, or any other language is an asset.   
  • Have a Swiss working permit or be eligible to work in Switzerland. 
About us

DePoly is a Swiss cleantech company, specializing in advanced recycling of PET and Polyester plastics. Recognized as 2024 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and winner of the Top 100 Swiss Startup Award in 2024, we challenge the status quo and strive for excellence, with a shared passion for making an impact. 
 Founded in 2020, we are a team of young, dynamic dedicated entrepreneurs who are committed to solving the plastic problem. Having built and optimised our pilot plant, we are in the process of construction of 500T per year showcase plant. Safety is a corner-stone of all our operations and as we are scaling our industrial footprint, we are looking for a Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) Coordinator to complement our team.

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