Lincoln Chemist

Description

• Communicate with material suppliers to initiate supplier new product development and cost savings projects; establish list of alternate ingredients; maintain material recipes and mixing process parameters.
• Supports sales and marketing team with technical discussion and documentation.
• Investigates, and identifies DTC savings related to materials and/or design of the components used to manufacture products.
• Prepares and presents technical information and presentations for internal or external customers and management
• Responsible for safety and housekeeping procedures and for maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
• Develops necessary documentation for new programs.
• Identifies, documents, and verifies processing requirements for new materials.
• Develop/create/modify/maintain new and existing compound formulations to satisfy customer requirements, new product development specifications, or cost savings initiatives.
• Identifies, develops, and integrates strategies to minimize the organizations environmental impact. Promote sustainable policies and practices and develops applications such as less scrap, more environmentally friendly compound recipes and ingredients, better reclaimable or recyclable products, increase water conservation, lower electric & fuel energy consumption, etc.
• Comply with all PPE(Personal Protective Equipment) requirements for job duties and tasks
• Responsible for adhering to all health, safety, and environmental policies and regulations.
• Develop and/or modify existing material formulations to achieve annual product cost reductions.
• Communicates with Global R&D team to learn and transfer knowledge.
• Responsible for understanding and performing all tasks and responsibilities according to Job Safety Practices (JSP) or other internal or external safety policies and regulatory standards such as OSHA and NFPA.

Requirements

• Able to develop and execute a plan as a team leader or team participant. Highly developed team skills, both as a team member and leader
• APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning
• IAFT16949 Automotive quality management system
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities.
• DFMEA, PFMEA, FMEA (Design/Potential Failure Mode & Effects Analysis)
• Able to visually distinguish colors accurately
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• IMDS (International Material Data System)
• PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
• Occasional manual lifting to 50 pounds
• Demonstrated ability and initiative to drive change
• Able to learn new ideas, concepts and skills quickly and effectively
• ISO14001 Environmental management system
• Maintains current knowledge of latest material technology for wire and cable products for potential implementation.
• Knowledgeable and audit compliant to the following processes and systems.
• Frequent manually push/pull, scoot, slide, rotate or roll product or objects that are medium to large size and of various weights short distances usually on flat surfaces but occasionally on sloped surfaces, in order to place or reposition product or objects.
• Bachelor of Science Undergraduate Degree in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemistry, or related field. One to three years of experience is desired.
• Able to lift and carry by hand various tools, materials, containers usually small to moderate in size
• Corrected vision to 20/20 being able to clearly see objects at long or short distances and be able to see details in small objects and read fine print

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance