Messina Group seeks a Synthetic Production Chemist for our client, a chemical manufacturing company, for their plant near Highland Park, PA.
The Synthetic Production Chemist will be involved in the small and large-scale synthesis of high-quality specialty chemicals including silanes, silicones, and platinum catalysts.
We are looking for an individual who is team-oriented and solution-focused. This individual mist be a self-starter, ready to learn on their own, be able to run multiple reactions simultaneously, and possess exceptional communication and time management skills. Get your "foot in the door" and jump-start a long-lasting career with our client's dynamic organization! Knowledge of distillation, positive/negative pressure flow, and hazardous waste safety and handling are preferred but not required.
About our Client:
Our client is a world-leading specialty chemical manufacturing company with products that serve the environmental, forensics, food and beverage, clinical, pharma, and cannabis industries.
Position Summary:
The Synthetic Production Chemist will be involved in small and large-scale synthesis of high quality specialty chemicals including silanes, silicones and platinum catalysts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Chemist must be able to read and understand SOPs in order to allow for set up of a reaction and running a reaction to completion including the knowledge and ability to set up laboratory and synthesis equipment for production scale volumes, including reactions and distillations
- Capable of small-scale production and ability to learn the principles of production scale-up
- Assists in rework of non-conforming product
- Pack-down highly flammable, moisture sensitive, highly reactive chemicals into smaller containers
- Maintains detailed technical records according to ISO:9001 standards
- Utilize computer database for organization of run records
- Understand safety data sheets
- Communicate to purchasing need for re-order of raw materials
- Follows safety and environmental regulations by ensuring that standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to in compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local requirements
- Monitor equipment and inform management of any issues
- Maintaining general laboratory cleanliness;
- Responsible for cleaning production equipment
- Identify, retrieve parts, and assemble reactors prior to production start and disassemble at completion of a run
- Maintain and clean all glassware
- Must be able to run multiple reactions at one time
- Performs additional duties as assigned
