R&D Chemist I
Free account needed to apply or save. It takes a minute, and we'll bring you right back to this job.
How well do you match this job?
Key details
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Entry level
- Experience
- 1–4 yrs
- Function
- Science & Research
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 10h ago
Skills
About the role
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.
The Chemist I will support the development and commercialization of coating technologies for the Packaging Food business. This role will formulate and evaluate coatings, execute laboratory and pack-testing programs, analyze results, and support product scale-up and customer trials. The successful candidate will apply sound scientific principles, structured experimentation, and developing technical judgment to create practical solutions that meet application, customer, and business needs.
Formulate, apply, and evaluate coatings for food-packaging applications.
Plan and execute projects of minimal to moderate complexity with technical guidance as needed.
Translate defined project requirements into experimental plans and technical deliverables.
Evaluate formulation, cure, film weight, substrate, fabrication, corrosion resistance, adhesion, and pack performance.
Use experimental-design and statistical tools to organize and analyze development work.
Interpret data, identify trends or anomalies, and develop clear, data-supported conclusions and next steps.
Support pack testing, pilot and customer trials, product scale-up, and technical investigations.
Collaborate with R&D, Technical Service, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, Sales, and other cross-functional partners.
Maintain clear and organized experimental records and communicate technical results through concise reports and presentations.
Use historical technical knowledge and internal systems to support project planning and problem solving.
Build technical expertise in food-packaging applications, coating technologies, and test methods.