Formulation Specialist (m/f/d)

Formulation Specialist (m/f/d)

Field of Work:  Seed Production
Location: 

Einbeck, Lower Saxony, DE

Legal Entity:  KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (0001)
Contract Type:  Regular
Is Full Time?:  Yes
Onsite/ Remote:  Onsite
Job ID:  15226

 

KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGaA is looking for a Formulation Specialist (m/f/d) who will run analyses of new seed tech formulations on compatibility with KWS seed treatment technology to ensure proper application in commercial scale. You focus on the improvement and co-development of KWS-specific seed treatment & pelleting recipes. 

 

This exciting opportunity is unlimited and in full-time.
Your place of work is at our HQ in Einbeck, Lower Saxony.
 
Key Responsibilities:

  • Analysis of formulations of synthetic and biological seed treatment products 
  • Development of KWS specific seed treatment and pelleting recipes 
  • Safeguarding compatibility with KWS seed treatment technologies 
  • Development of pelleting mass, especially in sugar beet 
  • Participation in transfer of recipes and formulation into commercial application  
  • Consideration of algorithms / artificial intelligence application 
  • Target: seed treatment of all relevant KWS crops  


Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

  • University degree, preferably a Master's, in material science, chemistry or comparable 
  • Experience in formulation and recipe development 
  • Solid understanding of seed biology 
  • Profound understanding of the seed applied plant protection/enhancement & coating business area  
  • Business fluent in English & German, willingness to travel 
  • Distinct internal and external customer orientation 
  • Innovation ability 
  • Teamworking and communication 
  • Willingness to travel

 

Our Offer:

  • An exceptionally interesting and varied job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas
  • Working in an international, highly motivated and dynamic team with flat hierarchies
  • Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working (hybrid)
  • As a family-run company, we live by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence and vision - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly work atmosphere
  • Close to the motto: "Make Yourself Grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development.
  • As a basis, we offer excellent work equipment (high-quality, ergonomic workstations, several monitors, air conditioning) and sufficient free parking spaces at the location.
  • We also create the appropriate framework conditions: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and vacation pay, childcare allowance, company bicycle

  
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About KWS
KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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