Subject Matter Expert Recycling (m/f/d), Michelstadt / Petersaurach / Wasserburg

The RKW Group is an independent, family-owned company and one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of excellent film solutions. RKW is the market leader in the areas of hygiene and agricultural films, films for the beverage industry and packaging for powdery goods. In addition, the company makes films and nonwovens for medical applications, for the chemical and converting industries as well as for the construction sector. In the fiscal year 2018, RKW generated total sales of EUR 878 million. About 3,000 employees process 367,000 tonnes of plastic materials at 20 locations around the world.

Your contribution

• Upgrade and ensure state-of-the-art recycling technologies in all RKW sites, develop concepts for increased in-house recycling and set realizable standards
• Map internal and external recycled material streams and constantly seek new opportunities to increase the use of recycled materials in our products
• Derive corporate initiatives from industry and customer requirements and coordinate the respective cross-plant and cross-segment projects
• Promote the approval of new recycled materials and their suppliers with the aim of contracting high quality resources with a stable supply base
• Close cooperation with the sites and adjoining departments like Purchasing, Quality, R&D and Application Engineering as well as commitment to Group Sustainability targets

Your strengths

• You hold a Master degree in plastic engineering or in a similar engineering field of study
• You have at least 5 years of experience related to plastic production or plastic recycling in an international environment
• You have solid materials and machinery know-how in the area of polyolefins, extrusion and mechanical recycling of polyolefins as well as knowledge in plastic properties and their related recycling streams
• You enjoy technical and analytical work and you are experienced in project management
• You are business fluent in German and English, good command of French language desired
• You are willing to travel worldwide up to 30% (as soon as COVID-19 allows travelling)

We offer

• An international working environment within a family-owned company
• A wide range of responsibilities, challenges and career opportunities
• Room for innovative thinking and growth
• The chance to work within intercultural teams
• Flat hierarchies and a high level of flexibility
• Mobile working possible