Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world. 

About Mativ

Mativ is the newly created company through the combination of SWM and Neenah. This is an exciting opportunity for both companies to come together and create a global leader in specialty materials and solutions with approximately $2.5B in sales generated through our complementary products, innovation capabilities, customers, and attractive end-markets. Together, there is potential to create significant value for our customers, shareholders, and, most importantly, our employees.  Mativ is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. With over 7,500 employees worldwide, we manufacture on four continents and generate sales in more than 100 countries. We offer a wide range of premium applications across diversified and growing end markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

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Mativ is actively looking for an innovative and hardworking individual to join our growing R&D team. The Junior Scientist will work closely with our Research and Development, and Engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have the attitude, initiative, and excellent interpersonal skills to support Mativ’s collaborative, high-achievement culture.

responsibilities:

• The principal responsibility is to prepare and test custom designed samples and developmental products in accordance with customer and/or market requirements.
• Prepare standard and custom designed product samples, obtaining raw materials from inventory, i.e. adhesives, release liners, cloths, SAP, etc.  and send samples of laboratory prepared potential new products to customers.
• Perform standard and specialized tests, i.e. testing for peel adhesion, adhesive shear strength, tack, etc. on Mativ and competitive materials.  Interpret test results and makes recommendations to supervisor and R&D team members
• Lead/support team efforts toward new process and product validation projects, i.e. cost reductions, forced raw material changes, etc.
• Work in a manner compliant with relevant design control, project planning, and reporting procedures and documentation.
• Prepare pilot or production trial documentation, assist R&D/Engineering Team in trial execution and subsequent testing of trial materials.   
• Implements quality and statistical tools as part of the new product development or product validation processes.
• Work with suppliers of raw materials to qualify their submissions for potential use in existing or new products.
• Assist R&D/Engineering staff with process development as new products are scaled up to manufacturing or legacy products are improved upon.
• Coordinate activities with other departments as necessary (operations, quality assurance, procurement, etc.)
• Train new lab personnel on lab procedures and test methods
• Responsible for set up and operation of various pieces of testing equipment.

Required:

• The ideal applicant will have the confidence to work in a manufacturing environment, with internal clients who are dedicated professionals.
• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or minimum of 3 years of experience in product development field
• Ability to deliver to schedule
• Proficient using MS Office
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• The ability to work in a dynamic and fluid production environment
• The ability to work with minimal supervision

Preferred:

• Methodical, rigorous, persistent
• Highly organized, diligent, structured.
• Project management skills
• Experience using Minitab
• Experience using SAP

Competencies:

• Delivery to scheduled objectives.
• The ability to work with key stakeholders for new product development projects and testing requirements - their feedback will be the primary measure
• Ability to work safely in an industrial manufacturing environment.

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.