Plant Chemist

Company Overview

Aurorium is the materials innovation partner that helps global manufacturers harness the power of possibility to make the world a better place. Their specialty ingredients and high-performance materials enhance quality of life, support health and wellness, and enable customers to deliver value-added solutions. Key industries served include household products, coatings & adhesives, energy & electronics, healthcare, food & beverages, agriculture, transportation, and paper & packaging. A Responsible Care company, Aurorium follows the highest regulatory standards across all manufacturing facilities. The company's global integrated supply chain offers the customer product consistency, easy access, supply security and reasonable turnaround on delivery. Aurorium is committed to operating at the highest levels of manufacturing consistency, quality control and safety.

Job Summary:

The Plant Chemist is responsible for contributing to process troubleshooting, improving existing processes, raw material qualification, and lab-scale pilot work for productivity projects. Assists quality management with method development and validation. Assists in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Quality Departmental procedures. Serves as back up to Quality Control Chemist as required.

Responsibilities:

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist in resolving chemistry-related process challenges through the use of literature, experimentation, and data interpretation.
• Contribute to operations troubleshooting and productivity efforts via both laboratory work and technical discussions.
• Manage the qualification of new raw material vendors and coordinate with
• Purchasing Manager.
• Participate in transferring technology from the laboratory through scale-up and pilot
• work to manufacturing by translation of technical criteria into manufacturing
• procedures, and participation on multidisciplinary teams
• Operate laboratory equipment, analytical instrumentation, and lab process
• machinery including but not limited to viscometers, GC, HPLC, and other analytical
• instrumentation
• Effectively communicate the results of laboratory work through written and oral
• reports
• Assists with I/O/P Qualification and Validation protocols for new and existing
• equipment and analytical methods
• Reviews and signs QAAL's
• Prepares laboratory reagents, standards, and mobile phases
• Calibrates and maintains quality analytical equipment
• Maintains laboratory chemicals and lab supplies inventory
• Other duties as assigned

Compliance:

• Complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies, procedures, and arrangements
• Reports all Health, Safety and Environmental accidents, incidents and near misses promptly
• Acts in a safe and responsible manner at all times

Problem Solving and Innovation:

• Active participation in continuous improvement activities
• Participates in problem-solving
• Takes responsibility and ownership for own learning and development in the spirit of continuous improvement of both self and the business
• Assists in the training, mentoring, and assessment of other team members
• Exercises autonomy and judgement subject to overall direction or guidance

Qualifications/Desired Skills:

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in biology and/or chemistry
• Experience working in plant environment troubleshooting production processes
• Familiar with Quality Control & Quality Assurance functions

Experience:

• 5-10 years specialty chemical manufacturing experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - written and verbal
• Appropriate use and technique in HPLC, GC, Viscometry
• Ability to multi-task and problem solve while still meeting strict deadlines
• Embodies the core values of Aurorium:

• credible: keeps their word and honors their commitments, acts with integrity, and holds themselves accountable to their decisions and actions
• outcome-oriented: adheres to an unparalleled standard of excellence in everything they do, to deliver results with real impact
• driven: passionate about delivering authentic, world-class experiences that engage customers and inspire greatness
• empowered accountability: empowered to achieve common goals and accountable for delivering performances and results that exceed standards

If you have the energy, drive, and passion for joining the Aurorium team, we would love to hear from you. Apply today!

Aurorium offers competitive total compensation packages, including benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k), disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, paid time off, and paid holidays.

Aurorium is a global Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of and will not be discriminated against based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability status, genetic information, or any other protected category.

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