Chemistry Technician

System One, Inc.; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

System One, Inc. is seeking a Chemistry Technician for a contract role in the Nashua, NH area. You will perform physical, chemical, and performance testing on raw materials, intermediates, and finished products, and support startup trials and process improvements.

The requirements include a BS in Chemistry or related field with at least 3 months of lab experience (co-ops/internships count). The shift is Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, with duties documented in lab notebooks and instrument care.

Qualifications

• BS degree in chemistry or related field required.
• Minimum 3 months lab experience; co-ops/internships count.
• Comfort with lab environments and basic lab safety.
• Experience with lab instruments (pH meters, DSC, IR, GC, titration).
• Proficiency in math and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical, chemical, and performance testing on raw materials, intermediates, and finished products.
• Evaluate new raw materials for performance, cost, availability, and sustainability.
• Support startup trials, process improvements, and troubleshooting activities.
• Assist senior staff during customer visits and field evaluations.
• Maintain detailed lab notebooks documenting objectives, observations, results and conclusions.
• Scale formulations from development through pilot and production trials.

Skills

Attention to detail

Math proficiency

Good communication

Education

BS Degree in Chemistry, Chem Eng., Polymer Science, Materials science or related technical field

Tools

pH meters

DSC

IR Spectrometry

GC

Titration equipment

Viscometers

Electronic notebooks

R&D software platforms

Job description

Job Title: Chemistry Technician

Location: Nashua, NH area

Duration: Contract (3+ Months)

Hours: Mon-Fri; 8am-5pm

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Perform physical, chemical, and performance testing raw materials, intermediates, and finished products
• Evaluate new raw materials for performance, cost, availability, and sustainability
• Support manufacturing with startup trials, process improvements, and troubleshooting activities
• Support senior technical staff during customer visits and field evaluations as needed
• Become familiar with regulations and customer requirements affecting formulated products under the guidance of senior technical staff.
• Maintain detailed laboratory notebooks documenting objectives, observations, results, and conclusions
• Compound laboratory batches ranging from 1-liter samples to 5-gallon pilot-scale batches
• Scale formulations from laboratory development through pilot and production trials
• Maintain laboratory equipment, testing instruments, and chemical inventories

Requirements:

• BS Degree in Chemistry, Chem Eng., Polymer Science, Materials science or related technical field.
• Minimum 3 months experience working in a lab setting. Ideally in an industrial lab, but open to Pharmaceutical as well. (Co-Ops/Internships do count towards the experience)
• Basic understanding, experience and comfortable working in a lab setting.
• Experience working with 1 or more lab testing and analytical instruments (i.e. pH meters, DSC, Infra-Red Spectrometry, GC, Titration equipment, Viscometers etc.)
• Experience formulating, mixing and compounding chemical products
• Experience using electronic notebooks, formulation databases and/or R&D software platforms
• Willing to learn, trustworthy and personable.
• Proficiency in Math

Ref: #558-Scientific