Research Chemist

Qualifications

• .Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing facility
• .Experience with new product development or product formulation

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  Works with Manager of R&D to develop solutions to technology gaps
• .Mentors Junior level chemists and lab technicians
• .Investigates and tests legacy and new materials
• .Identify and specify analytical instruments required to support ongoing research programs
• .Initiates, leads and participates in continuous improvement efforts for legacy and new products and processes
• .Documents and maintains records or work regarding tests performed, procedures and reports
• .Contribute to defining credible research and development ideas to explore, evaluate, pursue and support the implementation of business-growth strategies
• .Provide technical support to design engineers for scale-up and/or prototyping of potential new products
• .Organize and safely manage a laboratory workspace
• .Writes procedures and instructions for the fabrication of new or developing projects
• .Assists in evaluating proposed process changes and their impact on quality, safety and productivity prior to implementation
• .Organizes and analyzes laboratory data, report data and data interpretation through written and oral presentations
• .Special projects as assigned
• .Takes initiative to find and solve process and product problems
• .Ability to analyze test data and apply sound judgment to reach a logical conclusion
• .Uses sound judgment to make project decisions based on data that properly weigh schedule, cost, safety and effectively
• .Presents a professional face of the ARO Engineering group to internal and external customers