Advanced Associate Chemist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct assigned research tasks and/or routine chemical and engineering analysis.
• Collect and summarize data in notebooks and write summary reports on results.
• Work is often reviewed by immediate supervisor for overall accuracy, completeness and soundness of technical content
• Work on assigned tasks and require moderate supervision/review from more experienced technical staff or management.
• Apply and interpret scientific theories and concepts required by college level texts or courses with entry level graduate school technical depth.
• Evaluate tasks/project status to determine next steps
• Include rationale and discussion of experiments in laboratory Notebook
• Write technical reports with minimal assistance
• Give brief presentations with some assistance
• Understand use of products in the field
• Complete routine assignments in a timely fashion in conjunction with other technical groups
• Plan and schedule routine assignments, and coordinate efforts requiring help from other technical groups in a timely and logical manner
• Write operating procedures and coordinate use of instruments and equipment
• Orient new hires
• Proficient in basic lab experimental methods
• Familiar with Experimental Design techniques
• Able to relate product formulation variables to product performance and test results
• May require some supervision/guidance from more experienced technical staff for non-routine or new technical projects
• Aware of safe laboratory practice and chemical safe handling

Qualifications (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Non-degreed employees may be hired into this job with appropriate experience and will be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The salary range for applicants in this position generally ranges between $64,000 and $80,000. This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications, operations, needs, and other considerations permitted by law.

Benefits:

Tremco offers a variety of benefits to its employees, including not limited to: health insurance, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, Company Pension Plan, Performance Based Commission, and continuing education.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.