What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chemist position at ThompsonFirstGroup?
Thompson First Group is currently seeking a qualified Chemist for a local client in Tallapoosa, GA.
Position Summary :
To develop and continuously improve the overall efficiency, compound cost, overall product profitability through lean manufacturing, industrial engineering, and project management methods for a variety of markets / applications. To prevent and eliminate variability and define permanent solutions to ensure the product meets internal and external specifications.
Responsibilities :
- Initiate, develop, evaluate, and improve the manufacturing of polymeric compounds on new and current polymeric compounds for all areas of business.
- Set up and follow all new recipes through customer trials.
- Provide technical and problem-solving support to manufacturing including process improvements, quality improvement measures, raw material substitutions and reformulations.
- Manage recipe / formulation design characteristics in the areas of critical to controls and critical to quality.
- Assist with customer visits to follow trials and troubleshoot their process. Also participate in audits.
- Analyze, review and revise compounds / formula to improve overall productivity and cost.
- Interface with customers to drive compound recipes and / or specification changes.
- Assist with corrective actions for both internal / external defects.
- Follow up and ensure execution of all corrective actions as outlined by the complaint procedure.
- Determine disposition of all off-tested batches, held, and returned material.
- Determine repair ingredients and physical testing needed.
- Support and improve ISO9001 : 2015 certification.
- Participate in the development of Process Technicians.
- Remain technically current with processing equipment, raw material changes and new technical developments in the industry.
- Represent company at trade association meetings, as requested.
- Travel to other company locations or to customers may be required.
- Perform any other project / task as assigned by Management.
Qualifications :
