Production Chemist

The Production Chemist serves as the primary technical chemistry resource for manufacturing operations, supporting ChemKey activities, process troubleshooting, quality verification, and production validation efforts. This role works closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and R&D to ensure processes are safe, stable, compliant, and capable of consistently producing products that meet quality standards. The Production Chemist analyzes process and quality data, investigates manufacturing issues, leads validation studies, and implements continuous improvement initiatives to optimize product quality, process performance, and operational efficiency. Through technical expertise and cross-functional collaboration, this position helps drive manufacturing excellence and supports the successful introduction and sustainment of products and processes.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Serve as the primary chemistry resource for production operations, providing ChemKey support and technical guidance to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant manufacturing processes.
• Conduct process validation studies, production trials, and qualification activities for new products, raw materials, equipment, and process changes to ensure successful implementation and manufacturing readiness.
• Monitor critical process parameters and production performance metrics to identify trends, assess process capability, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Research & Development teams to evaluate process deviations, support investigations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Review and analyze production, laboratory, and quality data to verify process consistency, identify opportunities for optimization, and support decision-making.
• Support change management activities by assessing the impact of process, equipment, raw material, and formulation changes, and developing validation plans as required.
• Develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing procedures, work instructions, process flows, and quality verification protocols to ensure standardization and operational excellence.
• Provide technical training and coaching to production personnel on chemical processes, process controls, and quality requirements.
• Lead and support process troubleshooting activities by investigating production issues, identifying root causes, evaluating corrective actions, and implementing sustainable solutions to improve process reliability and product quality.
• Participate in nonconformance investigations, customer complaints, out-of-specification events, and corrective action activities to drive continuous improvement and prevent recurrence.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Knowledge of process troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
• Familiarity with quality systems, process validation, and quality verification activities.
• Ability to interpret and analyze process data, quality metrics, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring based on existing precedents or procedures

We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.

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The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $74,250 - $86,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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