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.

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