Spain
€ 70k - € 80k + Benefits
Grupo Ubesol are one of Spain’s leading manufacturers for the Household and Personal care industries, holding market share across many categories. Since acquiring two key players in the Spanish manufacturing market they have built an impressive product portfolio that is recognised across the globe.
Their story began as a small manufacturing site that solely produced cleaning products. Grupo Ubesol now employ 720 people in sites across Valencia, Madrid and Tarragona and produce products for key suppliers such as Mercadona (Spain’s biggest supermarket) within home and personal care. They have recently refurbished their R&D Centre, offering state of the art technologies and facilities on site.
Due to their continuing success and expansion Grupo Ubesol now seeks a Technical Manager who specialises in Wet Wipes to drive the category forward.
Reporting directly to the R&D General Manager you will be responsible for the management of all Wet wipe projects including launches, product development and innovation. This will cover all ranges within the Wet Wipe categories for example Baby Care, Feminine Hygiene, Body & Face Care and Household. You will be the key Technical contact across all R&D departments including the Textile plant. All external collaborations from a technical perspective will also be communicated through yourself. The main responsibilities will include leading all technical support for formulation, textiles, formulation to fabric interaction and the wetting process at an industrial scale. You will be managing 2 scientists to help push them forward with the category and the company.
All applicants must be educated to a Degree level in a relevant scientific discipline. A background in the Nonwoven fabrics industry is imperative with around 8 years’ experience developing Wet-Wipe products. Candidates must have of a strong formulation background and understand the nonwoven processes. European exposure is vital, in particular the Spanish market. The ideal candidate would have experience managing projects and supervising a team. To be successful with Grupo Ubesol you need to be a passionate and driven individual that looks at driving a team forward.
For more information please contact the advising consultant for this position Jessica Bate on 0113 218 2410 or email on jess.bate@newchapter.co.uk
