Job Responsibilities
I am responsible for the technical assistance to the customers in
the region of Central & East Europe.
1. Promoting Cabot products to the customers and assistance in
implementing them in their production/technology.(25%)
2. Cooperation in joint R & D projects with selected customers.
(15%)
3. Making technical and marketing survey around the region
(benchmarking).(10%)
4. Cooperate with Cabot R & D group in finding new products which
should meet new/future customers?? demands.(10%)
5. Solving technical/technological problems including complaints
in the field.(30%)
6. Asssist in worldwide company??s strategy (as a market leader.
(10%)
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Job Requirements
I passed Chemical Technological University at Pardubice/Czech
Republic, Faculty - Organic Technology.
It was 5 years study, workload was high. Due to the fact that it
was in the years of "tough" communist regime, atmosphere in the
University was not very openin these days.
I highly appreciated to be trained by Prof. Tockstein/Chair of
Physical Chemistry.
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Uppers
The best part of my job is to assist to my customers in Rubber industry in
compounding/creating new formulation where I can use my previous 28 years
experience working as Chief Chemist in Rubber plant.
Second one is Market Survey (mainly from the technical point of view).
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Downers
Downers for me generally is a paper work and sometimes too much
of bureaucracy in day to day work.
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Lifestyle
Work hours time per day in my position is open. Officially it is 8 h/day, but
generally it is more, especially due to lot of travelling. Business travelling is
arranged well, I have a company car which I can use also for my personal use (in
accordance with rules).Long distance travelling are organized by plane.Dress code
is informal in the office, the suit is compulsory during customers visits and
other official occassions.
Company is organizing twice per year parties for all emplyees (once with
families). There are also several times a year activities for children of
employees. Besides that Emplyees committee is organizing sporting activities,
trips/excursions etc. It is subsidized by the Company. It is well done and well
accepted by employees. Each employee is getting every year a package of money
which he/she can spend for sporting/health care/recreation activity according to
his own choice.
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Compensation
My salary is roughly 4.000 USD plus yearly bonus depending on
Company??s results. Company started to contribute also to my
pension fee in accordance with the local law.
Part of a package is also company car, which I can use also for
my personal use (in accordance with local regulations).
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Advice to Jobseekers
The position I am responsible is very specific and requires good
technical backround - experience from the Rubber industry is a
big advantage. That is why I would like to encourage especially
technicians coming from Rubber/Tyre industry to be interested in
this job.
The outlook for this position is I think good it is and will be
necessary in future (maybe even more) supposing that company is
planning to penetrate to the new emerging markets (especially in
region of East & Central Europe/Russia and East Asia/China.
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