Senior Product Development Chemist
Arclin has an immediate opening for an on-site Senior Product Development Chemist in Cleveland, OH.
Arclin is currently looking to fill a Scientist position at our Cleveland, OH location. Reporting to the Innovation Program Manager, this position is responsible for designing, executing, analysis and documentation of new product development and research associated with innovative chemistry-based products and solutions which support Arclin's product development strategy in the rubber chemical dispersions area. This position is also responsible for developing technology strategies within the Dispersions market segment while providing leadership in developing technical solutions to customer process issues and managing technical service and application lab resources on a North American basis.
Senior Product Development Chemist Responsibilities:
• Assists the Business and/or Technical Directors with the development, implementation and deployment of an approved technology strategy for each market segment
• Identify and recommend optimum resource deployment, including lab activity, in support of the respective strategy
• Integrates the innovative thinking of direct reports, peers, project team members into decisions which benefit project outcomes, while building the capabilities of team members
• Creates a team environment conducive to innovation; sustains team members' focus on time/cost/quality outcomes while delivering innovative solutions
• Ensures that project work occurs in compliance with all Arclin policies and procedures including HSE and regulatory requirements
• Achieves project or defined sub-set of departmental objectives within agreed time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Gains credibility with peers by delivering results which accelerate Arclin's progress towards strategic goals, while being consistent with Arclin's values
• Communicates with internal and external customers to ensure project plans and work in progress will meet desired outcomes
• Interfaces with Customer personnel to determine current and future technology needs and recommend appropriate action plans to the Business Region Management
• Solicits feedback from key stakeholders at regular intervals to ensure quality, cost and response time continue to meet with customer expectations
• Devises and carries out projects that target defined, strategic scientific objectives in a timely, cost-efficient, and safe manner.
• Develops and executes projects to refine Arclin rubber chemical dispersion products to capitalize on economies of scale, reduce manufacturing cost, and improve product quality.
• Provides process definition and refinement for new product industrialization and when process improvement is necessary as identified by operations.
Requirements:
• Bachelors' degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering or related field is required
• Minimum five (5) years job related experience (Prefer 10yrs+)
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to coordinate activities both on site and between sites
• Strong technical knowledge of:
o Formulating and factory scale manufacturing of rubber chemical dispersions in polymer bound, wetted powder, paste, and dry liquid concentrate formats.
o Materials, compounding, and formulating for non-tire rubber products (Automotive seals, hoses, belts, wire and cable, other rubber products)
• Preferred: Hands-on experience using rubber laboratory equipment including Moving Die Rheometer (MDR), Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA), Mooney Viscometer, Universal Testing Machine (i.e., Tensile Tester), Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), laboratory rubber mixers (Banbury and Brabender), and Two-Roll Mill
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