Analytical Lead Chemist - Monument Chemical

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry - and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you'll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow.

This role will use process/chemical/analytical knowledge, in-depth technical expertise and (plant) operations experience to identify, develop and implement optimum analytical technology in support of process and product performance.

Essential Functions

• Ability to serve as back up for Analytical Shift Technicians
• Ability to serve as back up for QC Manager
• Train and coach others on analytical systems and technology
• Train incoming lab chemists
• Daily raw data and LIMS review for production analyses
• Full review of CofA generated while on site before release
• Help oversee the day to day activities in the analytical lab
• Maintain lab inventory and update/order as needed
• Instrument standardization and calibration
• Troubleshoot and/or repair instrumentation
• Review, update, and/or develop test methods
• Schedule and/or perform complicated analyses
• o GCMS
• o Creating GC Methods
• Responsible for preparing round robin samples for analytical shift chemists and compiling the data
• Perform non-production analyses for customers
• Sample shipping, receiving, and coordination under DOT, IATA and international regulations. Includes products, waste, etc.
• Participates in internal audits
• Maintain standard and reagent records
• o Evaluate expiration dates on standards on a periodic basis
• Follow EH&S and Operating Discipline / Quality Systems procedures and practices
• Oversee and maintain lab and retain area cleanliness
• Document, communicate, and archive results
• Evaluate validity of data, apply statistics, and interpret results
• Help troubleshoot plant and customer problems
• Provide technical expertise for:
• o analytical technology and information
• o process chemistry
• o product composition and properties
• o problem prevention
• o root cause or failure analysis
• Work with other departments to improve manufacturing processes, products and analytical systems, concerning value generation potential, performance and reliability
• Contribute value creation by continuous improvement of the analytical work processes and related tools and performance metrics

Education Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or a related field.

Experience Qualifications

• Required 5+ years Analytical lab experience

Licenses and Certifications

• Three year D.O.T. shipper certification. within 1-1/2 Yrs Required

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long periods of time, up to 12 hours per day.
• Sitting. Working from a seated position for up to 12 hours per day.
• Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms one to two times per day.
• Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow or slippery surfaces.
• Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force, exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently to move objects forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force consistently to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting. Raising objects up to 25 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 15 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds consistently from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Gras