Lab Supervisor I

Overview

SNF is a specialty chemical group that develops water-soluble polymers contributing to water treatment, recycling, energy conservation, and reducing carbon footprint. With operations across all continents, SNF employs over 8,150 people, including 2,300 in the USA. Innovation drives SNF's growth towards a cleaner, less carbon-intensive future.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects involving production with minimal supervision, following R&D procedures and adhering to ISO standards.
• Provide production support to resolve issues and concerns during polymerization, filtration, or packaging.
• Troubleshoot problem batches in the Emulsion Plant and assist Emulsion Plant personnel as needed.
• Perform emulsion lab polymerizations to support qualification of raw materials, in-process polymerizations, toll manufacturing, product development, technology transfers, and customer complaint investigations.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment and ensure all intellectual property is maintained within SNF ERP systems.
• Train Lab and Production personnel in polymerization, ensuring all parameters are properly followed.
• Work closely with members of Emulsion Management and Laboratory teams, providing technical assistance to Laboratory, Production, Management, Quality Assurance, and customers.
• Develop and maintain supportive, collegial relationships with peers throughout SNF, assisting in developing and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction with SNF’s products and services.
• Test product performance and troubleshoot scale-up issues, characterize polymer properties according to standard or customer-specific testing procedures, and prepare and generate formulations from concept to finish.
• Monitor and supervise the implementation of toll-manufactured product introductions and pilot trials into full-scale production.
• Maintain all laboratory work in lab notebooks and CETLAB (including formulations, calculations, performance results, test requests, and communication) for all projects.
• Write internal project reports and prepare/present project presentations.
• Ensure the Company adheres to the appropriate rules and regulations required by government entities and customers.
• Conduct interviews with potential new hires for the Process Lab.
• Complete weekly ADP time entry for Process Technicians.
• Work with other departments to ensure accurate and timely analysis is reported.
• Work with HR and the SNF Management Team to uphold all SNF policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - or Master's Degree in Chemistry or equivalent required, with a concentration in Polymer Chemistry.
• 3–7 years of combined successful and progressive applications and product quality experience required in polyacrylamide chemistry.
• 3–7 years of polymer synthesis experience and experience with manufacturing processes.
• Ability to develop and further customer service and enhance the efforts of the sales force in achieving company objectives.
• Working experience in Polymer Lab and Production Synthesis, Organic or Analytical Chemistry.
• Working experience with Statistical Controls and Methods.
• Working experience developing and launching new products.
• High-level technical aptitude to understand chemical manufacturing processes and market applications.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience dealing with senior-level management.
• Team player able to work well with individuals and teams representing all areas of the organization.
• The capability to prioritize and plan work activities effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, and be able to work on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Computer proficiency in all MS Office software applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, and MS PowerPoint.
• Confident, bright, articulate, innovative, detail-oriented, problem solver, highly motivated self-starter with high energy, a spirit of teamwork and cooperation, and the highest level of integrity.