R&D Chemist

Small family-owned company looking for an experienced formulation chemist to join their R&D Team!  Great opportunity to work with friendly colleagues who are willing to help others!

Duties:

• Develop and perform all formulation requirements including new and innovative product research, raw material research / sourcing, formulation development, product efficacy studies, lab scale production, stability studies, manufacturing protocol development, specification creation, and production scale up activities
• Work directly with Quality to develop product specifications and test methods
• Work directly with contract customers to develop new products and oversee successful production scale up
• Evaluate new and alternative raw materials for functionality, stability and cost reduction opportunities
• Identify and investigate product improvement possibilities in conjunction with sales and marketing efforts
• Research current and proposed raw materials with respect to state, national and international safety and health regulations and identify areas where formulas may need to be modified
• Maintain laboratory notebooks and associated files and communicate project status to appropriate individuals in a timely manner
• Provide data and recommendations for GHS SDS development
• Develop a working knowledge of all our products and aid with sales, marketing, quality control and other departments as necessary
• Participate in cross functional quality improvement teams
• Perform complaint investigations

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Alicia Mytnik at amytnik@cps4jobs.com.

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Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology or related science discipline
• 4+ years of new product formulation experience, preferably in consumer products and/or the automotive detailing industry, including compounds, polishes and waxes, tire dressings, car wash, etc.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to meet multiple deadlines with strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience working independently

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Alicia Mytnik at amytnik@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  35.23AM
#LI-AM2