What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Chemist position at Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.?
DescriptionQualifications
Education
Experience
SkillsMS Outlook (required) MS PowerPoint (required) MS Excel (required) MS Word (required)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in the workforce. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information, age, or any other factor protected by law.
- Monitoring daily plant production maintain the production database, track process abnormalities, and regularly analyze data to ensure optimal process performance.
- Identify trends and deviations in production, and proactively suggest improvements based on data-driven recommendations. Provide timely and accurate reports on quality, productivity, and plant trial activities.
- Plan, initiate, monitor, and report on plant trials for existing grade process or production improvements and new grade production.
- Provide technical support for troubleshooting polymerization and aftertreatment issues, ensuring minimal production downtime. Document solutions to enhance knowledge sharing and response efficiency. Provide technical support in areas of emulsion polymerization using advanced instrumentation such as FT-IR, DTA, DSC, TGA, GC, and UV spectroscopy.
- Evaluate new and modified recipes, assess the quality of raw and sub-raw materials, and identify opportunities for improving productivity and cost reduction through lab work. Nights and weekend duties that cover technical support on all plant production activities
- Prepare and manage technical documentation, including SOPs and reports, ensuring compliance with scientific standards. Submit monthly summaries highlighting plant trials, process deviations, and lab activities.
- Remain current on pertinent areas through literature, technical journals and seminars while mentoring team members to enhance technical skills & foster growth.
- Collaborate with marketing, R&D, Quality Control, Production, and other teams to align process specifications and ensure regulatory and operational compliance.
Education
Masters of Chemistry (preferred)
Bachelors of Polymer Science (preferred)
Bachelors of Chemistry (required)
Bachelors of Polymer Science (preferred)
Bachelors of Chemistry (required)
Experience
1 - 2 years: Plant process experience preferred (preferred)
1 - 2 years: Emulsion polymerization experience in a manufacturing company (preferred)
2 - 5 years: Laboratory Experience (required)
1 - 2 years: Emulsion polymerization experience in a manufacturing company (preferred)
2 - 5 years: Laboratory Experience (required)
Skills
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in the workforce. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information, age, or any other factor protected by law.
