Senior Materials Scientist

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

Key Figures:Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), 8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials development and production. We produce a wide range of specialist, high specification materials that have extraordinary attributes and properties. Despite the complexity of our technologies, our focus is simple - we supply innovative, differentiated products made from advanced materials which enable our customers' products to perform more efficiently, more reliably and for longer.

Material science is pivotal to our Company's success as it is a key constituent to developing our distinctive competencies that differentiate our business from the competition.

TheStructural Ceramics GlobalCentre of Excellenceservesour global customers by developing new, differentiated materials technologies for structural ceramics applications. The Centre of Excellenceleadsin innovating new formulations and processes, servesas a hub for academic collaboration on structural ceramics with keyuniversity faculties worldwideand actsas a focal point for R&D with raw material suppliers. It allowsMorgan to focus on both idea generation and execution in one integrated facility, with theultimate aimof maximising the performance of our customers' applications and processes.

This Senior Materials Scientist role extends that of the Materials Scientist in taking individual lead on strategic projects for the business, providing a source of technologyexpertisewithin theCoEand across the widerbusinessand in leading,guidingand mentoring Materials Scientists within the group.The individual will have demonstrable technical skill and an ability to applytheircore skills across a wide range of technical challenges, being able to swiftly learn new technical areas and working beyond pastdiscreteexperiences.

Principal Objectives

• Lead strategicdevelopment programmes to enhance material,processor product performance

• Lead thedefinition,planningand executionofthetechnology development programmes to achieve success.

• Act as a source of Materials Science and technologyexpertiseacross theCoEand the wider Morgan Global Business Units

• Represent theCoEat a GBU level in technology relevant activities and on a wider basis represent Morgan in external interactions

• Supervise, guide and mentor Materials Scientists

• To design, organise and carry out materialanalysis,development,production and processing trials at laboratory,pilotand production scales.

• Interaction with global raw materialsorequipment suppliers and research facilities to coordinatesupport for theR&D program, and to organise external testing programs to benchmarkand developcapabilities.

• Define, plan, direct and supervise theday to dayactivities of technicians supporting projects

• Toassess, analyse and interpret development results, adapting and iterating project activities to achieve the desired outcomes within an optimised timescale.

• Ensurehigh standardsof operational management including measurement control and data recording.Where necessary to develop new or improveddevelopment ortesting methods.

• To apply existing knowledge of materials and processesso as tomaximise benefits to the business through increased sales revenue and lower operating costs.

• To develop quicker and more efficient routes and processes for materials development

• Toidentify, quantify and communicate improvement opportunities relating to materials science and manufacture.

• Support with recruitmentoftechnical employees and building links with technology contactsboth within and external to the Morgan portfolio.

• To peer reviewtheworkof otherstomaintaintechnical standards

• Supportand enhance the company's commitment to the highest standards ofHealth and Safetyand ensure allpolicies are adhered toduring daily working.

• Investigate and resolve technical issues that may arise in the manufacturing process or products.

• Educated toPhDlevelor equivalent experience inMaterials Science or a closely related scientific field.

• Candidates with provenR&Dexperience andexpertisein ceramicmanufacturingwould be particularly attractive.

• Experience leading project delivery to meet stakeholder requirements,leadingprojects of scale; directing,supervisingand mentoring technologists and technician staff, collaboratingacross multiple time zones and cultures.

• Ability to take ownership of a complex problem and work in a structured manner to develop a solution by following an evidence-led development path.

• Act as a source of technical competency both within the group and across the wider relevant business portfolio

• Demonstrates a good understanding of the commercial drivers and benefits associated with development and the steer of activity towards pragmatic and fundamental goals

• Excellent record keeping of laboratory experiments

• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to a non-technical audience

• Can understand and analyse complex data.Is able tospot flaws and trends and work around these.

• Able to apply scientific reasoning to complex industrial situations

• Able tolocate& exploit relevant technology from other industries

• An innovative and logical thinker

• Energetic, enthusiastic,flexibleand adaptable

• Willing to offer a 'hands on' approach

• Willing to travel nationally and internationally

• Able toprioritise work according to business need.

• Competent carrying out COSHH and risk assessmentsand works with a focus on Health and Safety

• Able to delegate work according to business need and technical strategy

Attributes

• Be aself-motivatedandproactive individual

• Work effectively with people beyond their educational / age / background peer group

• Leadership and mentorship qualities

• Be able to work as part of a team

• Be able to communicateeffectivelywith people at all levels

• Be persistent, energetic &enthusiasticand adaptable to achieveobjectives;

• Pursue continuous improvement, both in the workplace and in their own skills & knowledge

• Be customerand supplierfacing

• Encourageand develop others to achievepersonal and teamobjectives

Morgan Advanced Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Ind-1