At Youth Works Hub, we reviewed this opening so you know what a 12-month R&D starter job at Flint Group actually involves: paid, full-time research developing new sustainable UV curable inks and coatings, inside a team of 12 international R&D engineers, with no prior work experience required and no visa needed.
The Project You'll Join
🔬 The work centres on developing new sustainable UV curable inks and coatings for the labels, shrink sleeves and flexible food packaging markets, spanning the feasibility, development and scale-up stages.
🏭 Flint Group Packaging Solutions operates worldwide across five business segments (Flexible Packaging, Paper and Board, Narrow Web, Sheetfed Offset, and Flint Group Digital Xeikon), delivering inks, coatings and tailored solutions.
Your Day-to-Day
🧪 Formulation work: identifying and selecting raw materials (oligomers, monomers, pigments and more) and mixing them into sustainable ink formulations.
📊 Testing formulations and printed samples for rheology, coloristics and surface characteristics.
🔍 Collaborating with customer support experts on root-cause analysis of customer challenges, under the guidance of a project manager.
🌍 Working across an international team and exchanging with process, production, procurement, sales and marketing departments.
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What You Bring
🎓 A Bachelor's or Master's degree in chemistry (knowledge of UV formulation is a plus), with no prior work experience required.
🗣️ Efficient communication in English, proactiveness and the ability to work autonomously.
🧫 Comfort operating scientific and laboratory equipment and preparing mixtures and solutions.
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What You Get
💶 A paid role of SEK 21,000-24,000/month, with a compensation package according to Swedish regulations.
💻 A corporate laptop and a wellness allowance, developing within a team of 12 enthusiastic international R&D engineers.
The Essentials
🕗 Full-time, 40 hours per week, on-site (no remote work).
📆 A 12-month contract, starting 1 November 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
❓ Is this an internship? No, it's a 12-month starter job (contract), not a traineeship.
❓ What does it pay? SEK 21,000-24,000/month, plus a laptop and wellness allowance.
❓ Do I need a visa? No work permit or visa is required.
❓ What background is needed? A Bachelor's or Master's in chemistry; UV formulation knowledge is a plus.
Deadline
⏳ As soon as possible!
Links
📧 Apply by email: lucie.leroy@flintgrp.com
🔗 Company: https://www.flintgrp.com/
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