Chemist II

Chemist II

Requirements

• BA/BS in a physical science required, Chemistry highly preferred. MS a plus.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience in formulating construction materials, building products or related industry.
• Experience formulating products in a research and development lab environment in a specific area of the construction industry.
• Some experience with Production/Operations, Product Management, QC, ISO processes, Analytical Chemistry, Product Development, Finance, Accounting and Marketing departments.
• Some familiarity with the process of researching patents, writing invention disclosures, and other publications within the industry.
• Demonstrated analytical ability in specific area, well organized, detail oriented, and systematic in documenting results.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills in order to present and write reports.
• Ability to organize and present results in a clear concise manner.
• With supervisor verification, able to analyze data independently and apply some specialized knowledge (e.g. DOE and statistical methods to solve problems).
• Must be a self-starter and able to multi-task.
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook and other specialty software systems as required.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, formulate products to meet specified requirements.
• Devise and conduct experiments to solve increasingly complex problems.
• May evaluate and suggest new raw materials through increasing communication with raw material suppliers.
• Review and perform competitive testing and analysis as required.
• Maintain a clean working laboratory environment as well as properly working equipment. Ensure that all instruments that required periodic calibration and validation requirements do so per laboratory calibration/validation procedures.
• Comply with all laboratory, company, State and Federal safety regulations.
• Maintain cooperative, professional attitude with all LATICRETE employees and customers.
• Support Technical Services requests to evaluate field complaints in specific area.
• Support Operations in evaluating product inconsistencies & providing disposition.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Communicate results within R&D, cross-functional departments and Stage Gate Review meetings.
• Help organize and participate in field trials as required.
• Interact with end-use customers and contractors to understand product usage, limitations, and needs.
• Assist and guide the production scale-up of new products developed: Write batching formulas for the production department based upon completed and approved laboratory formulations. Follow process through to full commercialization.
• Determine Quality Control parameters for product testing.
• Responsible for documenting all work via approved methods and sharing developments via occasional technical presentations.
• Independently process, analyze, and interpret results and data in specific area.
• Summarize ongoing work and findings to colleagues during department meetings.
• Document work continuously according to standard practice.
• Summarize all project work in a formal end report.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.