Senior Chemist- Applied Development Plastics Job at BYK Additives, Earth City, MO

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  • BYK Additives
  • Earth City, MO

Job Description

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Description:

BYK Additives & Instruments is one of the world’s leading suppliers in the field of additives and measuring instruments. Around the world, the additives of BYK ensure that coatings and plastics precisely obtain the desired properties and the correct quality.

We’re looking for a highly motivated, experienced Senior Chemist to join our production team!

  • Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefit plans eligible to enroll within 30 days of hire
  • Annual Merit increases, Bonuses, and 401K Discretionary company match up to 5%!
  • Opportunity for advancement and training opportunities for all employees.

SUMMARY:

The ADP Sr. Chemist will primarily be responsible for new product development that addresses the needs of different thermoplastic end-use applications, e.g. automotive, industrial, etc. This role will report to the head of ADP and work to provide technical leadership and direction to the ADP team.

DUTIES:

  • New product development through the design and development novel plastic additive formulations
  • Design experiments to evaluate performance of additive formulations using plastics processing and testing equipment and reporting data from such studies
  • Perform testing on competitive products, commercial products, and plastics samples as needed
  • work directly with manufacturing to address production issues and process optimization
  • Author technical reports for internal and external customers
  • Perform plastic processing, compounding and plastics forming
  • Responsible for shipping high-quality customer samples in a timely manner, in accordance with domestic and international regulations
  • The successful candidate will write work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures. The successful candidate will interface with operations to translate successful lab-scale projects to production.
  • Maintain laboratory equipment
  • Responsible for working with, handling, shipping, ordering, and storing chemicals in a safe and environmentally responsible manner as outlined in Safety Data Sheets, and in accordance with company and governmental regulations
  • Special assignments, projects, and process improvement initiatives; as assigned by ADP management
  • Will be responsible for managing direct reports

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Working knowledge relating to chemical processes, plastic applications or laboratory applications
  • Understand safety implications with respect to equipment, processes, and chemicals in the laboratory and manufacturing environments
  • Highly skilled in the use of computer programs necessary for data entry and data analysis (e.g. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to drive self-directed projects to completion in a team-oriented collaborative work environment
  • Able to lift 50 pounds.
  • Able to travel both domestically and internationally
  • Working knowledge of formulation ingredients and the processing of thermoplastics or thermosets is preferred

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • PhD Preferred, Master's Required
  • Practical experience in a lab or production setting is necessary.
  • Ideally, two years of experience in industrial manufacturing and knowledge of the plastics industry.
  • Experience with analytical lab testing, data analysis and presentations are required
  • Experience with plastic processing technologies (extrusion, molding and testing) is preferred.
  • Experience working with mechanical equipment is preferred.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

In the ALTANA Group, you will work in a unique culture of innovation where the utmost importance is attached to promoting individual ideas and abilities as well as open, trusting interaction. ALTANA AG and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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