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Materials Testing Manager

• Location Billund, Denmark

• Job ID 0000022727

• Category Engineering & Science

Job Description

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Are you interested in helping us develop and improve the way we test and characterise materials at the LEGO Group?

We need your hands-on experience to push the way we test our polymers and/or coatings forwards. Come and join a diverse team of specialists at the heart of the LEGO Group!

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Core Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Developing and improving our materials testing methods, covering the fields of coatings, powders (used for additive manufacturing), microscopy, and artificial ageing,

• Understanding the needs of the organisation and converting these into testing capabilities of the Materials Laboratory,

• Applying scientific and industrial knowledge to ensure the correct analysis methods are used,

• Ensuring the whole testing flow, from sample preparation to data storage,

• Transforming test data into knowledge by applying the scientific method and data analysis/visualisation,

• Planning, executing, and documenting test method validation,

• Scouting for and purchasing new test equipment,

Play your part in our team succeeding

In this specialist role, you will be a part of a team of 5 colleagues who have a broad range of skills and capabilities placed in the Material Department. The aim of the Materials department is to maintain a safe, high quality and sustainable material platform for LEGO® products, to enable business needs and empower the organisation to use materials to its full potential.

In The LEGO Group, the sustainability agenda is a high strategic priority that excites and engages both the owner family, executive level leaders as well as all the employees in cross-functional teams. This agenda will set the framework for the future of this role, where finding sustainable solutions will be key in future LEGO sets.

Do you have what it takes?

We are looking for someone that has:

• A good knowledge of plastics and polymers, coating, and materials science (or related subject areas),

• A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with characterising of polymers and/or coatings,

• Skill and experience with contributing to multiple technical projects running at the same time,

• An ability to communicate technical knowledge with cross-functional teams,

• A capability of exploring and implementing new tools, technologies, and processes to improve operational excellence,

• Proficiency and experience with statistically analysing test data,

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.