Senior Associate - Technical Service

Kelly is hiring a Senior Associate - Technical Service for a 12-month contract role at Wilmington, DE 19803 with our prestigious client.

* Job Title:

Senior Associate - Technical Service *

Wilmington, DE 19803

12-month contract - Onsite role

Mon to Friday – 8 am – 4 pm EST.

Pay rate: $35 - 41/hr.

• Prior work experience with pilot scale polymerization and handling drum quantity flammable is highly preferred.
• BS in Chemical Engineering, Material, Chemistry or have equivalent experience.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge or working experience with polymer characterization instrumentation is preferred.
• Ability to learn a wide variety of testing methods and instruments.
• Experience with mechanical testing equipment is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, organize, and plan responsibilities.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Client will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

• Independently conducting organic reactions (pilot and lab scales), including reaction system assembly, monitoring, product work-up/analysis/characterization, and experimental documentation using an electronic laboratory notebook system.
• Independently making parts from resins, including mixing, milling, pressing and sintering, monitoring, product work-up/analysis/characterization, and experimental documentation using an electronic laboratory notebook system.
• Analyze results, recognize erroneous or unexpected outcomes, and make suggestions for a path forward.
• Characterize material structure and performance, using various spectroscopic techniques, including, NMR, IR
• Become familiar with and learn polymer characterization instrumentation such as DSC, TGA, DMA, TMA, Impact and Tensile Testing.
• Properly document and report all experimental data. Present findings and results at team meetings.
• Ability to use windows-based computer systems.
• Troubleshoot and calibrate instruments. Author and prepare instrument manuals and SOPs.
• Participate and follow all safety policies and best practices. Support process safety management (PSM) by maintaining pilot and laboratory safety documentation.
• Order and purchase supplies when needed. Maintain chemical, resin and experimental sample inventory.
• Coordinate outside laboratory testing, including shipping samples following proper DOT rules and regulations.
• Required transferring flammable and powders (drum size) and limited lifting of lab equipment (Reactor, glassware, etc.).

If you feel this role interests you, feel free to apply or refer someone who would be a good fit.

Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.

In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

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Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.