Production Chemist I (Potential to adapt to an ISO, GMP, or GLP environment)

Job Summary

The Production Chemist I supports the manufacture, analysis, and processing of polymers from raw material, intermediate, to finished goods inventory.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform chemical reactions and a variety of processing, purification, and characterization steps to support the production of commercial dyes.
• May perform synthesis of polymers using established procedures.
• Perform small scale reactions according to established standard processes.
• Support inventory management of raw materials, intermediate products, finished goods, analytical samples, and QA Retains through cycle counts, database management, etc.
• Documentation in lab notebooks, batch records, and basic databases.
• Promote a safe work environment. May provide recommendations on maintaining the safety of the work environment. Participates in Environmental Health and Safety programs. Addresses corrective actions whenever a hazard is identified. Notifies supervisor of all observed hazardous conditions or unsafe work practices.
• Other responsibilities or projects as assigned by reporting manager.

Employer Education & Experience

• Successful candidate will possess a B.S. Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or Life Science, minimum of 1 year relevant industry experience preferred.
• Assets: Ability to follow standard operating procedures is essential; must possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask/adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment; experience with operation of rotary evaporator preferred; familiarity with operation of routine laboratory instruments and applicable software; familiarity with glove box, lyophilization; documentation in lab notebooks, batch records, and various databases; works well in a team-based environment; familiarity with guidelines such as good manufacturing processes and ISO standards; strong MS Office Knowledge, Intermediate to Advanced Excel usage preferred.