Job Description
Chase Corporation Core Values The following Core Values should be complied by every employee and officer of Chase Corporation:
- Ethics - We own our behavior, keep our promises, value honesty, honor the community/environment, and embrace diversity.
- Team and Dedication - Dedication to team achieves best-in-class solutions of products, processes, and people.
- Customer Focus - Customer satisfaction is at the center of what we do. We are the trusted partner of customers worldwide.
- Safety, Quality and Well-Being - Exceed industry standards for safety and performance by leveraging core values.
- Empowered and Deliberate - Employees are encouraged to take action and ensure timely delivery of expectations.
Position Summary The objective of this position is to provide Project Leadership, Research and Development, and technical service for multiple assigned technical projects conducted within the R&D department. Principal Engineer/Scientist I will be responsible for completing assigned projects with minimal supervision while promoting a safe work environment.
The scientist will engage in laboratory work to evaluate the SAP materials, formulate new products, as well as plan, lead and analyze production trials.
This position offers the potential for career development with acquisition of new skills. A high degree of personal initiative and advanced interpersonal skills are needed to perform this job effectively. The position requires interaction with other employees as well as suppliers and customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Additional Responsibilities as Assigned)
- Research, suggest, and develop new products and projects for the organic growth of CHASE corporation with input from more senior R&D staff or R&D management
- Recommend, plan, execute, generate or obtain results, and evaluate the data from all experiments (lab and/or production scale) agreed upon with management input.
- Prepare all required reports as directed as well as presentations of projects.
- Adhere to all Chase Design Control Procedures, Safety Policies, Environments Policies, and other facility requirements where the work is conducted
- Support and collaborate with all individuals within the company as necessary and recommended to achieve the results required by assigned projects
- Attend all team meetings related to assigned projects
- Organize and convene additional meetings as necessary to achieve project success
- Provide technical support to Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing and other Product Development staff as needed.
- Guided interaction with customers, sales, technical service, quality control, production, and/or suppliers
- Recommend external meetings and conferences
- Attend training for self-improvement
- Conduct literature searches, including related technical papers, patents, and others, as needed.
- Travel may be required on a limited basis
Education - Master's or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science or related field
- Training in chemical science/engineering or material science/engineering with at least 10 or more years of industrial work experience
- Material and process scale-up experience
- Excellent data analysis skills to form solid conclusions
- Demonstrated product development experience including the formulation of water-based, solvent-based, emulsions/dispersions
- Working knowledge of materials analysis, testing and evaluation techniques including thermal analysis, FTIR, GC/MS, ICP, surface science/tribology, particle size analysis, powder flow characterization, adhesive bond characterization, corrosion analysis, SPC (e.g., Ppk/Cpk), root cause and other failure analysis methodologies.
- Experience with thermoplastic and thermoset polymers including (poly)olefins, polyesters, polyurethanes, (poly)siloxanes, hot-melts, thermal-cured and UV/EB-curable resin compositions, super-absorbents, and composite materials
- Exceptional communication skills (both written and oral)
- Good written communication skills to report results
- Fluency in using contemporary and relevant software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and DOE/optimization software like Minitab or other similar tools
- The self-motivation and ability to operate routinely in a fast-paced environment as demonstrated from previous experience
- Good interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work with suppliers and customers who have a wide variety of backgrounds
- Time management, prioritization, and planning skills required to balance multiple simultaneous projects
- Recognized ability to work collaboratively and harmoniously with other departments and R&D colleagues to achieve successful commercialization of projects within the timelines required.
- Familiar with Stage gate process and Design control procedure knowledge and document maintenance
- Recognized/demonstrated success in the effective completion of projects
- Recognized expertise in the resident technology for the relevant Business Unit
Required Work Experience More than 10 years
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