Research and Quality graduate

Research and Quality graduate
As part of the Aalborg Portland Nordic & Baltic graduate program, we are looking for a newly graduate in engineering or natural science to contribute to our activities within product development and product quality optimisation across the region and Cementir Group.

As a graduate in Research and Quality, you will handle many different responsibilities within cement or concrete product development and product quality optimisation, depending on your educational background and motivation. Responsibilities include quality investigations, sales and customer support, project management and testing for product development.

Primary areas of responsibility and tasks: 

• Research, development and problem solving within cement and concrete applications
• Investigations about the interaction between the cement production process and the product quality at the customer
• Analysis in relation to customers complaints
• Technical assistance both intercompany and for external customers
• Quality control testing of raw materials, alternative fuels, intermediate products and finished cement - including implementation of best practice
• Communication and documentation of the results of quality assurance, product testing and development, written and oral.
• Performing these tasks in a variety of settings, locally in Denmark, in the Nordic & Baltic region as well as the entirety of the Cementir Group.

Are you our new graduate?
The right candidate is expected to hold a degree in civil engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, geology or similar. It is expected that the candidate is newly graduated, with maximum one year of experience, with a grade point average of eight, or a Master Thesis grade of eight or higher. Furthermore, we expect the right candidate to: 

• Be pragmatic by nature, and interested in project management
• Be profoundly curious and interested in the products and business
• Work independently on assignments and responsibilities
• Have the ability of working in high complexity in many different settings
• Have a structured approach to work, and to be tenacious. The limits of your abilities will be challenged, and it is important not to give up
• Master Danish and/or English - both languages are company languages.

Additionally, experience or knowledge from an international setting is a plus, as well as speaking another major language, though not mandatory.

As a graduate at Aalborg Portland you will get: 
An attractive position in the N&B Graduate Program, including training and certification within cement and concrete production, Lean Six Sigma Project Management, Personal Development as well as study trips.

The Graduate Program offers rotations to two other business units in the Cementir Group, which you will have great influence on. You will have the chance to influence not only your rotation destination, but also the direction of your career with us, be it manager, specialist or project manager. 

• You will report directly to the Manager of the Research and Quality Centre Ingrid Ahrenkilde, or the Cementir Holding R&D, Quality and Technical Sales Support Director Jesper Sand Damtoft, depending on the job tasks.
• Jobstart is 1st September 2019. You will be based in Aalborg, but some travel is expected as part of the position and the graduate program.

What is a graduate programme? 
Our two-year graduate programme consists of three rotations within the company, designed to challenge and boost your professional and personal skills through on-the-job training and hands-on responsibility.

You will receive a Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification and a crash course in cement, and you will become involved in project work and join a core team from both the technical and business management functions. To ensure that your learning progresses, you will also get career guidance and a personal development plan. Additionally, you will be associated with leaders across our organisation depending on your track.

Do you want to know more?
Questions about the position, please contact: Manager of the Research and Quality Centre Ingrid Ahrenkilde, +45 2429 1272, ingrid.ahrenkilde@aalborgportland.com or R&D, Quality and Technical Sales Support Director Jesper Sand Damtoft, +45 4018 1121, jesper.damtoft@aalborgportland.com.

Questions about the graduate programme, please contact: HR Project Manager Philippe Guichard, +45 2429 1294, philippe.guichard@aalborgportland.com

Visit www.aalborgportland.dk or www.unicon.dk for further information.  

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