Monument Chemical in Brandenburg, KY is seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Analytical Chemist.

DUTIES

The Senior Analytical Chemist will perform a wide variety of duties essential to the manufacture of chemical products while consistently adhering to all established safety and operating procedures. This includes but is not limited to:

• Customer Sample De-formulations- Use analytical chemistry to determine composition of samples submitted by customers
• Use established and improvised techniques with a variety of analytical instruments including GPC, GC-MS, FTIR, NMR, TGA, DSC, XRF, auto-titrators
• Work closely with Monument Technical Service and Sales to obtain de-formulation samples, prioritizing samples, utilizing their knowledge, and informing them of the results
• Analysis of Development & Production Samples: Support routine production and development of new products through analysis of Pilot Plant and Laboratory-produced samples and work with the Technical Center Staff during all stages of new product development
• Help solve problems in production by analyzing non-routine samples for impurities and/or determining cause(s) of off-spec material while working with the production engineers to ascertain the importance and possible causes of the problem
• Assist the Quality Control Laboratory by providing technical expertise in the use of their analytical instrumentation and analyzing "problem" samples to improve their capabilities and efficiency

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS in Chemistry required; MS or PhD in Chemistry preferred
• 7-10 years related work experience in analytical chemistry utilizing a wide variety of analytical instrumentation including most of the following: GPC, GC-MS, FTIR, NMR, XRF, TGA, DSC, auto-titrators or equivalent combination of post-high school education and experience
• NMR experience preferred
• Performance urethanes application experience preferred
• Good organizational , time management, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated analytical and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to master specific product/process and equipment knowledge
• Proficiency in MS Office and Excel

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