Polymer Chemist

Large and growing company with multiple manufacturing locations has an outstanding opportunity available for a Polymer Chemist with experience in analysis, formulation, and technical application of polyurethanes, adhesives, plastics, and polymer materials for a manufacturer of specialty products.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Design, develop, test, and evaluate formulations for new and existing products including, but not limited to products made from polyurethanes, products using adhesive coatings, and molded plastics.
* Apply statistical and analytical methods to establish product validity, cost effectiveness, and manufacturability of products to specification.
* Perform lab bench work, use analytical instruments, and document formulation process; provide scale-up activities of final design, establish raw materials, production process, and finalized production specification, ensure formulations comply with quality objectives.
* Create material and application process specifications.
* Using customer insights, help design and develop new products (or improvements to existing products) that provide solutions for customer applications.
* Troubleshoot root cause customer issues, provide technical support on product application with customers.
* Develop and validate current and new manufacturing processes, research new technologies, equipment, and processes to ensure manufacturability of new products and enhanced formulations.
* Work closely with 3rd party suppliers and consultants of prototypes, materials, testing, and conformance approvals. Work cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, customers, and suppliers to ensure reliable formulation and commercialization process.
* Production technical support assists production on an as needed bases to resolve technical issue around supplier issues, raw materials or equipment and processing issues.
* Support field testing on products at customer sites; provide raw data analysis on new production formulation to ensure application and validity.
REQUIREMENTS
* Degree in Chemistry (BS, Masters or Doctorate).
* Seven plus years of experience in conducting and directing work on polymer chemistries.
* Product and process development.
* Supervising and directing technicians.
* Comfortable with having direct customer contact / interaction.
* Experience with industrial manufacturing processes.
* Working knowledge of the regulatory landscape related to the use, manufacture, sale and disposal of chemicals and products with a chemistry component.
* Project management internal & external.
* Project documentation and creating reports.
* Knowledge of prudent lab practices.
* Some programming experience a plus.