Chemist

PEPL has been engaged to place a Chemist for a growing manufacturing company located in Social Circle, GA. The Chemist will develop formulas to meet customers’ needs accurately and scale up production successfully.RESPONISIBILITIESWork harmoniously with Sales and/or Marketing on current product line support efforts as well as in the development of new products to meet customers’ needs in a timely, cost-effective fashion.Actively participate in invention and development of innovative formulations for new and/or existing applications and sharing among peers.Implement and effectively manage the documentation and retrieval system of product development efforts as they relate to internal and external development efforts.Collaborate with machinery specialist in optimizing formula development.Utilize lab equipment to do formula test and analysis.Manage, conduct, and report on research on variety of raw materials/ingredients, pertaining to the company (existing, new, or possible).Participating in and support process improvements.Provide support on formulation transfer, compounding, and quality control of TPS and TPV to the Production and QC efforts of the organization.Offer technical support for existing and new products and to assist in resolution of problems identified by Operations.Coordinate and manage outside application testing and sample preparation to supplement in-house R&D efforts.Other tasks assigned by management. REQUIREMENTSMinimum of a master’s degree in Polymer-related fieldsMinimum 5+ years’ experience in related capacity. TPE experiences are a plus.Familiar with twin-screw compounding and injection molding. Hands-on experience is highly desirable.Ability to lead in the implementation of excellence for TPE compounds.Ability and desire to design and execute experimental programs on lab scale and pilot scale.Exceptional working knowledge and experience of laboratory sample preparation equipment and characterization testing.Excellent communications skills to convey technical and scientific content orally and in formal research reports.Cross cultural communications skills and experience are highly desirable.Strong MS Office skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Fluent English, and Mandarin is a plus