PhD Research Chemist

Company Overview:

This organization is a recognized leader in the development and production of advanced resin and polymer technologies, supporting several industries such as automotive, construction, electronics, and consumer products. They have a handful of manufacturing sites in the United States and also have a presence in Europe.

Position Overview:

This will be a quality engineer role wearing several hats, as this is a smaller facility. This is an especially good opportunity for someone earlier in their career who is looking to gain a well-rounded skillset and who wants to be a part of building something. Among the responsibilities of this role are:

• Day-to-day quality work in the lab and interfacing with folks in the plant (root-cause analysis, corrective action planning and execution)
• Participate in the rebuilding and improvement of the QMS (quality management system) for this facility
• Participate and spearhead the developing of an SPC program
• Optimization of tracking and reporting quality metrics and support of the Management of Change (MOC) process

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering required
• 3+ years of post-college, chemical industry experience
• Must have worked in a PSM-regulated manufacturing plant
• Looking for someone who knows "what good looks like" in terms of quality systems, within chemical manufacturing
• Huge plus for six-sigma green belt and/or black-belt