Polymer Lab & Processing Technician (f/m/d) Material Testing & Pilot Plant

Do you enjoy turning polymer granules into innovative applications? In our lab and pilot plant, you are the key operator at our machines and testing equipment. You prepare samples, operate our polymer reactors and processing systems, and generate the precise data that drives our development work.

• Equipment Operation & Sample Preparation: Set up and operate polymer reactors and polymer processing equipment (including strand pelletizing, temperature control systems, and vacuum pumps). Perform changeovers, cleaning, and maintenance independently. We will train you on our specific polymer systems, you bring a solid technical or chemical foundation.

• Mechanical Testing: Prepare standardized test specimens (e.g., tensile bars) and independently conduct tensile, flexural, and impact tests. Document results carefully and perform initial plausibility checks.

• Materials Analysis: Prepare and carry out measurements such as MFI and DSC. Ensure structured data evaluation and provide reliable results to the team.

• Laboratory & Pilot Plant Organization: Maintain structured sample management and ensure maximum equipment availability through regular maintenance and upkeep.
  
  
  

• Education: Completed vocational training as a Materials Testing Technician, Plastics and Rubber Technologist, Physics Lab Technician, or comparable technical qualification.

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of professional experience in an industrial laboratory, pilot plant, or production environment.

• Technical Skills: Confident handling of mechanical materials testing and experience operating larger technical systems (e.g., reactors, extruders, compounders).

• Safety Awareness: Familiar with high-temperature/high-pressure reactors, vacuum systems, and related safety regulations. Structured onboarding to our specific equipment is provided.

• Working Style: Precise, well-organized, and reliable even in the dynamic environment of a growing startup.

• Language: Comfortable communicating in English in day-to-day operations. Technical competence matters more than perfect grammar.

• Real Impact: Help redesign plastics for a truly circular economy.
• Startup Mindset: Flat hierarchies, fast decisions and early responsibility as we scale.
• Team Culture: Join a team of curious minds that challenge each other, collaborate openly and celebrate progress together.
• Growth & Learning: Steep learning curves, regular feedback and room to grow with the company.
• Well-being Perks – Hansefit membership and fresh fruit boost your overall health and well-being.