Technologist - Technology Deployment (Advanced Lubricants Products)
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Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

Research&Technology Group

Job Description:

We are hiring for a Technologist - Technology Deployment who will be working in the Advanced Lubricants Products team that supports the Castrol business. This team provides the scientific research and technology innovation that underpins Castrol's engine oil businesses. We are also responsible for technology deployment and product technical support to Castrol and its external customers across all Castrol product areas except Industrial.

The team also provides input on strategic direction to Castrol. Through technology leadership that underpin strategically important elements of Castrol's operating model, including claim differentiation, product simplification and cost competitiveness for base oils, polymers and engine oil products.

The team additionally provides Quality Assurance for all Castrol products. The team owns high-level technical relationships with vehicle and hardware manufacturers (OEMs, tier 1's and emerging hardware developers) that enable preferential business access as well as creating deep strategic insight on market trends.

Job Purpose:

The successful candidate liaises with Product Development, Global Marketing, Global Supply Chain, other Technology Deployment Hubs and the Country Performance Unit functions to deploy new products, support bp and third-party manufacturing facilities and provide training and technical advocacy to internal and external collaborators. The role holder may be required to focus on a specific product area to develop experience and expertise, but all role holders should expect to cover different product areas depending on priorities and workload demands.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the technology deployment of new products by working with Product Development, Global Marketing, Global Supply Chain, Technology Deployment Hubs and the local Performance Unit functions. Plan simple projects (i.e. single/small number of products/formulations) with launches into single/small number of countries.
• For all launch markets, manage the deployment inputs to portfolio and project management tools. Provide support to marketing and supply chain with product mapping and formulation mapping in a systematic and transparent way to facilitate implementations and initiate documentation to manage specification/performance changes
• With support from other team members, work with Marketing, Legal and other technical resources to ensure that claims are relevant, valid and substantiated for local law; produce master Product Data Sheets in line with Product Development and Marketing guidance.
• Support the technical communications for new product launches using materials developed by Product Development and Marketing, adapting where necessary or creating such materials to help Technology Deployment Hubs deliver technical benefits or support launches in an impactful way
• Provide technical support to bp or third-party blend plants, advise on quality requirements of plant formulations, assist with quality waivers, support with manufacturing/scale up issues.
• Conduct investigations to resolve customer and consumer claims regarding product quality or performance
• Ensure transfer of standard process from launch to launch and implement changes from lessons learned.

Experience&Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in chemistry, engineering, or related technical subject area. 5+ years' experience in lubricant formulation would be considered in lieu of a degree
• Good project management experience.
• Familiarity with agile project management concepts and tools
• Experience in lubricant development, formulation modifications and technology commercialization and deployment preferred
• Deliver results while keeping safety as a top priority
• Collaborative approach to working. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience working with diverse cultures
• Willingness to learn and apply new digital tools

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

How much do we pay? $78- $111K. *Note that the base pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.We offer a reward and wellbeing package to enable your work to fit with your life. These can include, but are not limited to, access to health, vision and dental insurance, flexible working schedule, paid time off policy, discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and a generous 401K matching program.  You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Experimental Design, Product Development, Product Formulation, Technical Development

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status,neurodiversity/neurocognitivefunctioning, veteran status or disabilitystatus. Individualswith an accessibility need may request anadjustment/accommodationrelated to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request anadjustment/accommodationrelated to the recruitmentprocess, pleasecontact us.If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.