Research And Development Specialist / Chemist
Company: HR Systems
Location: Council Bluffs
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
Applichem is looking for an outside-the-box thinker with a
knowledge of chemistry and a passion for physically testing,
experimenting, and compounding. Products/formulas and projects
would span 2 industries: adhesives/sealants/tapes and natural
cleaning products.
A day in the life might include:
- Testing the strength of a new adhesive through pull tests
etc
- Confirming viscosity of an adhesive
- Trying 3 or 4 different adhesives to determine the best fit for
a specific substrate
- Tweaking an existing formula of a cleaning product to suit it
better to a specific application
- Testing a cleaning product to determine its effectiveness
- Researching ways to improve or reduce costs of a formula by
substituting different raw materials
- Comparing a competitors adhesive or cleaning product and
recommending an alternative
- Providing technical assistance to the sales/marketing team on
products
- Creating sample batches of cleaning products to send to
potential customers
- Creating a mock up batch and transferring to full scale
production
- Creating a report from testing to submit to sales, or submit to
a customer
R&D / Testing
- Research and test new product innovations
- Prepare reports based on testing findings
- Test products according to customer/prospect requirements to
assist in sales process
- Test and further develop existing products
- Help prepare new product innovations for production or
sale
- Test newly sourced products in comparison to existing products
or product/project requirements
- Tensile
- Shear
- Viscosity
- Elongation
- "eye test" performance
- Document every step of testing thoroughly
- Review and test as needed competitor products and make
recommendations from existing product range or relay product
requirements to sourcing team to source
- Review new applications and test products and make
recommendations for best options based on criteria received from
sales team
- Oversee and manage testing, certification, etc that may be
required on a product by product basis
- Collaborate with operations and production on bringing
production in house for products as applicable
- Test products to standards as set out by customers and or
industry standards
- Test and prepare filing documents for products to be rated or
certified for certain standards
- Take products from testing/lab production phase to floor
production
- Technical Resource
- Review of SDS and TDS for compliance
- Help with preparation of SDS and TDS
- Research and advise on questions regarding technical nature,
formulations, compliance etc
Lab Work
- Ensure lab is clean and in compliance
- Ensure regular calibration of lab equipment
- Perform lab batches and tests on products as required
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience and some knowledge of the purchasing processes
involved in manufacturing
- Detail and task-oriented
- Task and deadline-oriented
- Adaptable to change
- Self-motivated and self-driven
- Process-driven and/or willing to follow set out processes
- Comfortable with change and fast-moving environment
- Team oriented
- Ability to learn and operate software (Salesforce CRM &
NetSuite ERP are utilized)
- Ability to deal with high-pressure situations
Please provide a resume with references.
Keywords: HR Systems, Council Bluffs , Research And Development Specialist / Chemist, Other , Council Bluffs, Iowa
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