Global Discovery Centre

Bringing the products and colours you use every day to life!

At Flint Group, we offer an unmatched product portfolio spanning printing inks, digital printing presses, pressroom chemistry, consumables and colourants.

With impressive global resources, local service and personalised expertise - Flint Group is dedicated to bringing colour and function to the printing and packaging products that consumers touch, see and use each day!

We believe we can only grow our business as well as we grow our teams and individuals. Our dynamic business environment is driven by diversity within the company: diverse people with creative ideas who come together to build on our mission. Our team is fuelled by innovation and integrity.

R&D Printing Engineer

The position is permanent and based in our Global Discovery Centre in Malmö, Sweden

The Centre is home to our product development teams and serves as print testing facility for our Paper & Board and Flexible Packaging.

Global Discovery Centre is home to our Centre of Excellence for sustainable technology.

You will be working in a unique customer-centric facility

Within the role of R&D Printing Engineer you will support our R&D teams to develop market leading solutions for the packaging markets. The main function of this unique position is to field trial new product development projects and provide valuable feedback on product performance prior to market launch.

The position will also provide valuable support for customer projects and troubleshooting activity, and will be an integral part of our Technology community.

We are looking for an energetic print engineer who has the desire to be part of our customer focused team and wants to contribute to the development of new packaging solutions.

Who are You?

Ability to follow and contribute towards safe working procedures

Minimum 3 years of printing experience from packaging industry, preferably within flexographic solvent-based printing

Technical structured mind set with an understanding of ink properties and interaction with other print consumables and substrates

Fluent in written and spoken English

Excellent trouble shooting skills

Strong in housekeeping, structured workflow and on-time deliveries

Ability to educate colleagues in print related activity

You are a driven with strong drive for results and the ability to deliver on time.

You are a pragmatic person who can priorities and find solutions.

Your communication skills are excellent and you can work cross - functionally at all levels within the organization.

You have a strong customer focus and the ability to build relationships.

You will focus on

Provide printing assistance for sales, marketing and customer requests

Provide performance feedback on associated trials.

Support internal development projects, co-supplier and promotional activity

Participate in internal and external print related trouble shooting activity

Maintain and contribute towards high safety standards within Malmo print facility

Support the print training of our Innovations teams, field technicians and sales teams

Prepare and conduct print trials based on solvent based & water based flexo inks & coatings

Coordinate and schedule print planning including stock management of associated print consumables

Propose new development opportunities based on trial performance and market knowledge

Prepare test designs for a range of print related requirements: Print performance testing, promotional samples etc.…

Continuously maintain and improve the press and press room area in all of its aspects

We offer You

Variety of exciting challenges with opportunities for development

An opportunity to contribute towards future technology including sustainable solutions

A unique working environment

Interactions with an international teams

A working place where we have fun coming to work.

Apply now!

We will conduct ongoing interviews with applicants and close the position when the right candidate has been found.