Sustainable Textile Expert

**Company Description** Get involved in environmentally friendly and safe têxtile production - and become part of a sustainable worldwide movement.** bluesign technologies ag is a global company headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland. We offer solutions for the têxtile industry and related sectors to produce safe and environmentally friendly products. Our customers include well-known brands, chemical suppliers, and manufacturers. Our employees include motivated professionals, focused specialists - and perhaps soon you too. - Be the expert for production processes in the têxtile industry - Be the expert for sustainability and EHS aspects in the têxtile industry - Contribute to the development of the bluesign® CRITERIA - Give expert advice and support to our system partners - Conduct external and internal trainings and webinars - Develop and maintain training and knowledge documents - Develop new services to raise the value of the bluesign® SYSTEM and the bluesign® ACADEMY - Networking with relevant stakeholders from associations, NGOs, academia **Qualifications** - Technical degree, têxtile related (e.g. Msc têxtile engineer, mechanical engineer) - Proven experience (ideally > 10 years) in the field of têxtile manufacturing - Having expert knowledge in the area EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) - Having in depth knowledge of impacts caused by the têxtile (e.g. Carbon/water/chemical footprint, air/water emission) - Being well connected with relevant industry organizations (e.g. Transformers foundation, Textile Exchange, AFIRM) - Having a good understanding of the sustainability label landscape - Having profound knowledge of regulatory requirements related to chemicals in the têxtile industry (e.g. REACh, POPs, Prop 65 regulation) - Being passionate about sustainable development and education - Having experience in technical writing - Conscientious and organized - Ability to drive things forward and motivate others - Open-minded - Being able to convert complex technical knowledge into appealing trainings/presentations without loss of information - Good interpersonal and intercultural skills - Team worker with proven ability to work independently - Very good command of written and verbal communication in English (German or any other language is a plus)