Research And Development Chemist

Flint Group
Rogers, MN, United States
Full-time

The R&D Chemist will develop new ink and coating formulations to support sales growth with innovative UV curable and waterborne flexographic products.

This incumbent will focus in formulation, testing, scale up, and introduction of new ink technologies.

Primary Responsibilities :

  • Redesign and further optimize existing UV curable and waterborne ink and coating technologies, aligned with the customer needs with a focus on supporting International Key Accounts
  • Develop new UV curable and waterborne ink and coating technologies, in the frame of the constantly changing regulatory and business environment
  • Organize and execute lab activities (formulation, testing and planning of scale up of UV curable and waterborne inks & coatings) around specified customer support projects & activities
  • Ensure that Customer, Sales, and Technical Service have all technical information needed to properly communicate with the customers
  • Interface with Manufacturing, Sales, Product Management and Technical Service as required, utilizing data driven metrics to solve and implement solutions
  • Maintain laboratory notebooks
  • Follow and be a positive influence with regards to Flint Group Safety Culture in the labs, production

Job Duties

  • Interface with product management, sales, manufacturing and technical service personnel to support existing business and grow new business
  • Be professional, reliable, ethical, responsive, & customer focused
  • Proactively communicate results and interpretations in a clear and concise manner
  • Concentrates his / her efforts on important priorities
  • Plan and schedule all technical activities of a project(s)
  • Is good at establishing clear directions
  • Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner
  • Maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results
  • Use first-hand customer information to improve / develop products and services
  • Demonstrate successful project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Qualifications

This position requires a Master degree in chemistry, polymer chemistry or chemical engineering. A 1 to 3 years’ working for an ink or coating company specialized in UV curable and / or waterborne technology is a plus.

Hands-on experience working in laboratory at academic or industrial level is a must have. The candidate should have experience working in a team environment.

Strong written and verbal communications skills as well as a first experience in project management skills are required for this role.

Personal attributes

  • Strong business minded
  • Self-starter, initiates plans and drives action
  • Project planning and execution of project deliverables
  • Strong customer orientation
  • Strong verbal and written presentation skills
  • Problem analysis and problem-solving ability
  • Team player with positive enthusiasm
  • Dedication and passion for the job
  • High energetic attitude
  • High organizational skills
  • Ability to multitask
  • Computer literacy

Flint Group is an Equal Employment Oportunity

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