Technical Application Cementitious Chemist

Technical Service and Application Chemist A top chemical manufacturer is looking for a bachelor’s or master’s degree chemist who has 5+ years of direct experience formulating, performing technical service, and application work with cementitious materials. The company is extremely stable and offers excellent benefits. Duties and Responsibilities:. Set strategy for North American market in coordination with the Decorative Coatings Manager and Construction Chemical Manager Perform and lead technical service experiments and projects Review and modify technical service protocol from the chemists Guide and train chemists on construction/cementitious chemicals test methods and formulations Draft reports of technical service experiments Interact with staff in Europe on processes, problem solving, and new products Ability to relay technical information in informally as well as written report, or presentation formats to paint & coatings customers, raw materials, employees and visitors to the laboratory Must be willing to travel to Europe, on occasion, for training purposes. Must also be willing to travel to sales meeting(s), as necessary Must be willing to travel to customers and distributors (up to 30-40% of their time) to present lab TSR’s, new LP products & Projects to customers in North America independently or with Sales Staff and Manager Act as technical liaison to labs in Germany, Netherlands, US, and Mexico Must be willing to present and attend seminars and trade shows, as necessary Order and maintain stock of needed raw materials for construction chemicals lab Interface with raw material suppliers regarding pigments, resins, and starting point formulations Guide chemists in the lab with project recommendations, SPF information and LP screening based on market experience Guide team to prepare demonstration materials for use by our sales and distribution staff as directed by Managers & Application Technology Specialists Outline and execute the evaluation of competitive products as agreed upon by managers Evaluation of new construction/cementitious chemicals raw materials such as binders, solvents, pigments, etc., insofar as they might affect business per agreement with Managers & Application Technology Specialists Handle hazardous waste according to procedure Follow emergency response procedures Proactively addresses and corrects all unsafe behaviors and conditions Maintains an orderly workplace Prepare monthly reports of activities performed (i.e., project completed, ongoing projects, etc.) Respond to customer technical inquiries Must successfully complete RCRA training according to job function and the regulations Must successfully complete DOT Awareness training Participates in emergency response as defined in the program and training capability Data Entry **If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Alicia Mytnik at amytnik@cps4jobs.com. JO: 237.24AM #LI-AM2 Salary $110,000 - $120,000