QA Chemist - Taylorsville

Bakelite•Taylorsville, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today. We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands. Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World. It’s Better with Bakelite. You will be responsible for overseeing and managing the quality testing process at the facility, ensuring all standards are met or exceeded. You will train and mentor team members on quality control practices while actively driving initiatives to surpass quality and environmental objectives.

Requirements

4 years of laboratory or environmental experience, or an Associate degree with 2 years of laboratory/environmental experience, or a BS degree in science.
Experience with Microsoft Office Software. Word – drafting documents & procedures. Excel – reviewing, sorting and analyzing data, working w/ charts. Outlook – scheduling & email. PowerPoint – presentation creation/editing).
Experience working as part of a multifunctional team and performing work with minimal supervision and guidance.
Willing and able to work in manufacturing plant setting.
Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations.
Day shift with willingness to work overtime and on weekends, if necessary (limited).
Be at least 18 years or age.
Willing to take a drug test.
Submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.
Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in chemistry.
Strong knowledge and skills in organic and polymer chemistry.
Two (2) years or more working in an industrial / manufacturing environment.
Experience operating and troubleshooting analytical equipment including titrators, GC, gas analyzers.
Environmental knowledge of Air permits, stormwater permits, SARA, SPCC, RMP.

Responsibilities

Perform QA/QC testing on Resins and other chemical products.
Train operators on applicable analytical methods; and assist them in working toward continuous improvement.
Perform equipment calibration & maintenance for the production and QA labs.
Maintain and operate advanced analytical equipment including a GC.
Use statistical and quality tools to help meet or exceed quality goals.
Review product and raw material quality data in the ERP system (M3/Infor) for accuracy.
Package and ship samples per DOT and IATA requirements.
Support the Quality and Environmental departments.
Manage the Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program.
Manage the stormwater testing program.
Manage universal hazardous waste program.
Adhere to all plant health, safety, and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures by wearing necessary Personal Protection equipment (PPE), i.e., hard hats, safety glasses, face shield, chemical suit, respirator, ear plugs, hearing protection, steel-toe boots or safety shoes and other PPE required by specific jobs.