Project Leader

**A Research and Development Project Leader (Materials Science) **vacancy has arisen in our fast-growing company. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our technical team.

**LOCATION: Holly Road, Skegness**:
**JOB TITLE: Research and Development Project Leader (Materials Science)**:
**JOB TYPE: Full Time**:
**HOURS OF WORK**:Monday to Friday - 9.00am to 5.00pm**

**SALARY RANGE**:£31,000 - £33,000pa**:
**JOB ROLE**:
To take responsibility for Research and New Development projects, the project team and the effective delivery of Research & Development projects as dictated by the business, participate in the ideation and development of disruptive ideas and deliver Research & Development projects with extraordinary performance.

**Key Responsibilities to include**:

- Undertake and manage Research & Development projects across the Micronclean business.
- Assemble and lead cross functional project teams.
- Ensure effective and timely close-out of projects.
- Be part of an environment which stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Negotiate and interact with department Managers to ensure appropriate resources are available to the project.
- Provide technical support, as appropriate, to individuals and teams across all Micronclean business activities.
- Gain insights of customer requirements from attendance at exhibitions and customers.
- Provide regular reports as required on Research & Development projects.

**Knowledge and Skills**:

- Background scientific training and / or experience in a field associated with natural sciences, with specific expertise in the field of materials science.
- Project management skills and capabilities.
- Good IT skills in the use of Microsoft office products.
- Full UK/EU driving licence.

**Personal attributes**:

- Personal drive and self-motivation
- Good time management skills
- Good project management skills
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.
- Good planning and recording skills
- Fluent spoken and written English

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**_ Interview date: Provisionally week commencing 9_**_th_**_ December 2024 (exact date TBC)_**

**Character Profile**

**Why Work for Micronclean as a Research and Development Project Leader (Materials Science)?**

There are many reasons to join the Micronclean family, but here are just a few more:

- A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.
- Relocation package of £2,000
- 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service.
- Company Sick Pay scheme.
- Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling and other schemes to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing.
- Annual Family Fun Days, fully paid for by the business.
- A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
- Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for employees who wish to progress.
- A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs.
- The knowledge that you are making a difference, playing a role in key supply chains such as the Covid-19 vaccine.

**About Micronclean**

Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 400 people. The company provides products and services to various industries.

Our current focus areas include rental of specialist work wear to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, NHS, Semi-conductor, aerospace), and of protective workwear to manufacturing industries (engineering, automotive). The company also manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products, which it sells in the UK and exports throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia, and Canada.

The company has an ambitious vision for growth both in the UK where we are investing in all our plants and abroad where our plant in Bangalore, India has recently been commissioned and is supporting the production of Covid-19 vaccines in India.

More information about Micronclean can be found on our website, please click here.