Chemist Jobs

Position: Chemist II (Development Chemist)

Department: Operations

Position Reports to: Campus Technical Manager

FLSA Status: Salary, Exempt

Position Summary: -

To develop and continuously improve the overall efficiency, compound cost, overall product profitability through lean manufacturing, industrial engineering, and project management methods for a variety of markets/applications. To prevent and eliminate variability and define permanent solutions to ensure the product meets internal and external specifications.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Initiate, develop, evaluate, and improve the manufacturing of polymeric compounds on new and current polymeric compounds for all areas of business.

• Set up and follow all new recipes through customer trials.

• Provide technical and problem-solving support to manufacturing including process improvements, quality improvement measures, raw material substitutions and reformulations.

• Manage recipe/formulation design characteristics in the areas of critical to controls and critical to quality.

• Assist with customer visits to follow trials and trouble shoot their process. Also participate in audits.

• Analyze, review and revise compounds’ formula to improve overall productivity and cost.

• Interface with customers to drive compound recipes and/or specification changes.

• Assist with corrective actions for both internal/external defects.

• Follow up and ensure execution of all corrective actions as outlined by the complaint procedure.

• Determine disposition of all off-tested batches, held and returned material. Determine repair ingredients and physical testing needed.

• Support and improve ISO9001:2015 certification.

• Participate in the development of Process Technicians.

• Remain technically current with processing equipment, raw material changes and new technical developments in the industry.

• Represent our company at trade association meetings, as requested. •

Travel to other other locations or to customers may be required.

• Perform any other project/task as assigned by Management.

Education, Skills and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or other technical areas. Experience may be considered in lieu of education.

• Advanced degree in Engineering or other Lean Training, preferred.

• Seven (7) years’ engineering position in manufacturing environment

• Five (5) years’ experience in any rubber manufacturing or custom compounding environment, preferred.

• Certified Quality Engineer or Six Sigma Certification, desired

• Working knowledge of statistical process control and computerized mixing procedures

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Excellent computer/systems skills – MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook).

• Excellent cooperation, collaboration skills and team-building skills.

• Solid organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks, meet tight deadlines, and manage a broad range of responsibilities.

• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on continuous improvement

• High degree of concentration with attention to detail, high energy, self-motivated and self-reliant

• Ability to coach and develop Associates.

• Ability to interact well with all personality types.

Recruiter Instructions