Senior Chemist - Silicone Product Development - Base Salary to 120k/year - Lancaster, PA - AllSearch Professional Staffing Inc.

Senior Chemist - Silicone Product Development - Base Salary to 120k/year - Lancaster, PA 

• Our client, with over 100 years of design, manufacturing and selling of custom solutions for power transmission, motion transfer and conveying applications is seeking an accomplished Senior Chemist for their South-Central Pennsylvania location.  The company has a global presence and an exceptional reputation in their industry.  The successful candidate will enjoy working in a collaborative environment providing technical support with teams that include Research & Development, Quality, Operations, Procurement and Sales.   
• For this opportunity, the Senior Chemist will need to possess vast experience involving innovation, product development, manufacturing trials, testing, silicone-based product development and process improvements.

Responsibilities:  

• Formulating silicone-based elastomers, polyurethanes, and other polymers for customer applications across product lines   
• Creating chemical and physical property test standards and specifications for new products  
• Experimentally evaluate key technologies and materials that can be leveraged by sales, marketing, NPD, quality, and operations  
• Qualifying new raw materials  
• Make recommendations to Product Development/Applications regarding processing methods to be used for new products  
• Troubleshooting product problems  
• Serve as chemistry lead for products and projects needing new formulations  
• Supporting Manufacturing and Quality on issues related to current material formulations  

Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university; or related discipline and 2+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Lean and Six Sigma certification desired  
• Good working knowledge of chemistry, physics, dynamics, materials properties, and statistics 
• Operating in accordance with ISO procedures for product development and customer related processes  
• Understanding competitive environments in silicone technologies and maintaining awareness of industry trends 

Compensation: 

• Base salary to 120k/year 
• Medical/dental/vision insurance 
• 401k plan 
• Paid time off 
• Holiday pay