Assistant Rubber Compounding Chemist

Assistant Rubber Compounding Chemist

Successful rubber manufacturer is growing and adding to their team. The company has experienced substantial growth the last year. With twelve manufacturing facilities on five continents they are able to offer their product across the globe. This site has just added an expansion and brought in new equipment. As the Assistant Rubber Compounding Chemist you will report daily to the Chemist. Daily you will assist the Chemist in developing procedures and performing testing for assigned R&D projects; developing mixing and testing polymer formulations; analyzing current and previous test results and projects requirements and performing production and competitor benchmarking. You will be on the manufacturing floor daily communicating with the production staff and troubleshooting process issues. As the assistant chemist you will always be looking for cost savings and improvements to the compounds.

Candidates should enjoy working in a team environment, be detailed, good with documentation and flexible in their job requirements. Candidates should enjoy working in a testing lab environment at a manufacturing facility. The company does offer very competitive benefits including medical, dental and vision, life insurance, pension and 401K, short term and long term disability.

REQUIREMENTS for the Assistant Rubber Compounding Chemist:
1. A 4 year degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or another engineering field.
2. At least 6 months of work experience in a rubber manufacturing or custom compounding mixer environment
3. Experience working in testing environments with testing equipments and software
4. Experience working with Rheometers
5. Microsoft Office Package
6. Willingness to live in Northwest Ohio long term

Skills preferred but NOT required:
1. Experience in the tire industry
2. Rubber sheet experience
3. Experience working with polymers

Why work for this organization:
1. The company has just added an expansion and is bringing in new equipment
2. The opportunity to work with cutting edge technology
3. Recently has updated their test lab
4. The organization is the leader in their field
5. This site is growing quickly and offering new services to its customers
6. The opportunity to live close to a summer vacation hot spot
7. The company offers 401K and pension programs

Candidates are preferred to be from the Midwest region. The client will offer a competitive relocation package for qualified candidates.


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