Leadership Development Program - Chemical Engineer
About The Position
Synthomer is seeking individuals with a technical foundation who are passionate about driving change, enhancing operational capabilities, and developing into future leaders. The Leadership Development Program is a two-year career accelerator designed to sharpen technical skills and provide exposure to all facets of operations. This program offers a unique opportunity to tackle high-impact business challenges, work with colleagues and senior leaders, and accelerate professional development. The program includes three rotational assignments aligned with strategic business initiatives, allowing participants to make significant contributions. Upon successful completion, participants will be prepared for challenging Operations & Engineering roles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering, or related field from an accredited university.
- Minimum of one internship or CO-OP that provide practical experience in strategic marketing or market development (two or more preferred)
- 3.2 GPA Minimum
- Participants must be geographically mobile during the program, including ability to relocate within the U.S. based on assignment location and travel internationally.
- Permanent work authorization in the United States is required
Responsibilities
- Tackle high impact business challenges
- Work with colleagues and senior leaders at all levels within the organization
- Sharpen technical skills and gain exposure to all facets of operations
- Make significant contributions to the organization within each assignment
- New product scale up within, or product transfer between our chemicals operations
- Capital project execution and commissioning
- Integrating global Manufacturing Excellence into plant operations
- Leading a six-sigma project to improve product yield, uptime, or energy usage
Benefits
- Competitive, market-aligned compensation
- Discretionary global bonus scheme
- Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions
- Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role
- Healthcare – tailored to regional locations
- Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
- Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
- Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
- Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
- Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country
- Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive
- Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
