Company Introduction:

Over 90 years of quality products and superior service.

Job Summary:

Intermediate-level R&D scientific position where the incumbent is recognized within their R&D group as a key contributor or can contribute immediately. The successful candidate will be a productive, hands-on researcher with capabilities to understand the scientific principles involved in a product platform and can contribute improvements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES   

60% Design and conduct experiments using materials science principles to provide technical direction for research projects and to provide analytical service to our stakeholders. Contribute to driving R&D projects to commercial fruition. 

20% Drive pilot and production scale-up activities in support of commercialization of products and processes

10% Develop new and revised test procedures to address needs of R&D, operations, and the customer

10% Perform other duties as assigned

Level Based Competencies

• Earning Trust

• Communication

• Continuous Improvement

• Initiating Action

• Innovation

• Applied Learning

• Adaptability

• Quality Orientation

• Work Standards

• Driving Execution

• Safety Focus

Technical Knowledge / Skills

• Strong chemistry and engineering skills (intermediate)

• Uses standard DOE principles to set up and analyze experiments (intermediate)

• Able to use SPC data to progress in trouble-shooting (intermediate) 

• Laboratory safety and understanding of OSHA and MSHA requirements (intermediate)

• Knowledge in product quality tests and product requirements versus specifications (intermediate)

• Capable of refining and reducing to practice patentable/trade secret ideas and concepts (intermediate)

• Learns and utilizes electronic laboratory notebook software (intermediate) 

• Required to become familiar with a product line, SGI businesses, scale up processes (intermediate)

General  Knowledge / Skills

• Effective verbal and written communicator (intermediate)

• Highly proficient in spreadsheet, document, and presentation applications (advanced)

• Prioritizes projects and tasks based on assigned project priorities (intermediate)

• Analysis & problem solving skills (intermediate)

• Collaborative and team-building skills (intermediate)

Leadership / Supervision

• Provides technical direction for several smaller projects

• Normally receives general direction on key and larger projects, especially at project onset

• Could be providing technical service for key product lines

• Must work with functional resources to achieve goals

• Manages own time and capable of managing technician flow

• Adherence to performance review and goal setting process

• Proactively seeks guidance from other team members when needed

• Good ability to apply feedback received for process improvement

• Required to give formal technical progress/project reports to R&D and management

Education / Experience

• BS in Chemistry, Materials Science, or other chemical/engineering disciplines, with 2-4 years of relevant experience or 3-6 years of other industrial laboratory / R&D experience

Dimensions

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