What are the responsibilities and job description for the R & D Chemist position at DIXIE CHEMICAL COMPANY INC?
Job Details
Description
This position is responsible for development of new products and support of existing products.
Summary of Essential Job Functions
- Carry out hands-on lab bench work on various chemistries
- Set up and run synthesis experiments
- Document all testing and results in laboratory notebook
- Develop and document robust methods that can be scaled up to the manufacturing plant
- Function as the technical expert for a family of products
- Assist engineering, production, etc. in scale-up and process hazard review activities
- Participate in training of operations staff
- Report to management, sales team and customers on progress of laboratory investigations.
- Safe operations in compliance with Dixie standards, including participation in ongoing safety program
Qualifications
Requirements
- BS or MS degree in Chemistry
- 5 years of industrial R&D experience
- Demonstrated technical work experience in a chemical laboratory environment
- Strong bench chemistry skills, including basic analytical testing
- Experience with standard organic synthesis techniques, separations, distillations and pressure reactions.
- Ability to design and conduct experiments with minimum supervision
- Ability to work independently, self starter, self organizer
- Demonstrated creative problem solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Good diagnostic/trouble-shooting skills to support plant manufacturing
- Familiarity with anhydride chemistry and/or Diels-Alder reactions a plus
- Knowledge of paper sizing chemicals, fuel and lubricant additives and anhydride-based epoxy curatives a plus
- Familiarity with cGMP related to pharma intermediates a plus
- Thermal analysis (DSC, DMA, TGA) skills a plus
- Familiarity with the following testing: GC/LC, specific gravity, viscosity, gel time a plus
- Ability to interpret data from NMR, GC-MS, FTIR, etc. a plus
Physical Demands & Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job may require the following: walking primarily on a level surface periodically throughout the day; reaching above shoulder heights and below the waist as required to work on equipment or store materials throughout the workday. Lifting 50 lbs and proper lifting techniques are required.
Primary environment: May require exposure to the manufacturing areas where under certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as fire-retardant clothing, respirator, safety glasses with side shields, goggles, hard hat, steel-toed boots and mandatory hearing protection.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
