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Associate Chemist

Ellsworth Adhesives
Germantown, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 10/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/1/2026
Job Description

What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common?

Ellsworth Adhesives provides materials that are in each of those products!

Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment and adhesive manufacturer currently has an Associate Chemist opportunity at Ellsworth Adhesives. This role reports into KitPackers, LLC, an Ellsworth Corporation company, located in Germantown, WI. This is a 100% on-site role at our facility in Germantown.

Want to continue to grow your career? This is an exciting time to be a part of Ellsworth, come join our team!

KitPackers is a GROWING industry leading packager of high-end adhesives for the aerospace, defense, technology, and automotive industries. Come work for us and enjoy a PTO allotment on your first day, great benefits, competitive pay, and a generous quarterly gainsharing (performance bonus) plan, as well as promotion opportunities within the department and the Ellsworth organization. Come join our growing team!

This role works with internal and external customers to generate design plans and completes raw material qualifications, validates properties of new products, reformulates and supports current products, and creates new product formulations. It also assists with transfer of products through the commercialization process.

Responsibilities

  • Works directly with sales force and customers to collect application targets
  • Maintains positive customer relationships, creates plans, and commits timelines to customers and sales team
  • Leads projects with formulation direction from senior team members
  • Prepares new product formulations to the design criteria specified by customers with a primary focus on modifications of existing products
  • Analyzes products using laboratory instruments, procedures, and test methods
  • Documents all laboratory plans, processes, and results in electronic laboratory notebook

Perks & Benefits

As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage, bonus plan, and a comprehensive benefit package which includes Health, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Paid Time Off and Holidays, Wellness Program, Social Events, Community Involvement and much more! Click Here for a summary of Employee Benefits.

Qualifications

  • 2 years of professional related work experience
  • Bachelor’s in Chemistry or related field is required
  • Strong focus on customers with ability to manage difficult or emotional customer situations
  • Responds promptly to customer needs while soliciting customer feedback to improve service
  • Continuously pursues training and development opportunities to improve technical skills
  • Observes safety and security procedures to identify and report on potentially unsafe conditions
  • Demonstrated ability to use lab equipment and materials properly

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