Analytical Chemist

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CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS

At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry.

Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure—sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry.

The Chemours Company headquartered in Wilmington, DE has a Chemist position available in Fayetteville, NC. This is a highly visible, key role within Chemours and the Advanced Performance Materials Business. This position is in the Monomers Manufacturing Technology team and will report to the Manufacturing Technology Manager.

The work will primarily involve providing day-to-day support to the lab facilities by providing guidance to the lab technicians in maintaining accurate analytical methods and results as well as troubleshooting operating problems with the lab equipment. The individual will be involved in the implementation of new analytical equipment and the development of new analytical methods, as the need arises.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing technical support of the analytical instruments used for routine analysis in the Monomers manufacturing quality control and customer service labs, including creation of standards, validation of results, and troubleshooting lab equipment failures

• Support PSM, EHS, as well as continuous improvement efforts. Participate in and lead Internal Quality audits to maintain the plant’s ISO 9000 certification.

• Routine monitoring of quality data from the lab to look for abnormal results and determine the reason (process upset, equipment failure, sample cross contamination, etc.).

• Routine monitoring of analytical methods to ensure consistency and statistical accuracy via techniques such as Gage R&R analysis.

• Initiate and/or review changes to improve the safety, accuracy, consistency, or cycle time of the various lab methods in operation.

• Selection of new analytical equipment and development of new methods in support of the manufacturing processes as needed.

• Development of new analytical methods in support of new specifications or targets in the manufacturing processes

• Improve reliability of lab instrumentation by implementing new methods using alternative equipment

• Analysis of non-routine samples to assist with troubleshooting of manufacturing problems or in conjunction with manufacturing plant tests / product trials.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related fields

• At least 3 years of experience providing technical support for lab technicians in an analytical setting; equivalent related experience will be considered

• Knowledge of an array of analytical instruments including, but not limited to:

• Gas Chromatography

• Liquid Chromatography

• Mass Spectroscopy

• Raman Spectroscopy

• FTIR (across variety of samples – solids and liquids)

• Wet chemistry (pH, ion selective electrode, titration, etc.)

• ICP Analysis

• Knowledge of NMR spectroscopy a plus

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Experience with handling and preparation of standards containing highly toxic liquids and liquefied gases

• Experience using statistical tools such as Minitab.

• Experience using lab software (LIMS) and other chromatography data software (Atlas and Chromeleon)

• Familiarity with…