Formulation Chemist: Laundry & Textile Innovation

Gurtler Industries; South Holland (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid holidays

Vacation

401k match

Employee discounts

Employee referral program

Opportunities to advance

Job summary

Gurtler Industries in Illinois is seeking a Formulation Development Chemist to join our R&D lab. This hands-on, first shift role focuses on formulating and evaluating laundry systems, textile performance, and sustainability.

You will work with surfactants, conduct bench formulation, textile-performance testing, and support scale-up to production while collaborating across teams. Travel is ~10%; ISO/cGMP experience is beneficial; strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Chemistry or physical science.
• 3–10 years of hands-on R&D formulation-development experience.
• Hands-on experience with surfactants and formulation raw materials.
• Industrial cleaning, laundry or related specialty chemical formulations preferred.
• Experience evaluating and troubleshooting product performance and optimizing formulations.
• Experience taking formulations from bench development through scale-up or production.
• Strong communication across management and customer levels.
• ISO/cGMP experience beneficial.
• Approximately 10% travel.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and evaluate product performance of laundry systems.
• Conduct bench formulation, textile-performance testing, and microbiology of laundered textiles.
• Interact with team members and cross-functional groups in the lab setting.

Skills

R&D formulation development

Surfactants handling

Laboratory testing

Cross-functional communication

Education

BA/BS in Chemistry or physical science

Job description

Gurtler Industries in Illinois is seeking a Formulation Development Chemist to join our R&D lab. This hands-on, first shift role focuses on formulating and evaluating laundry systems, textile performance, and sustainability.

You will work with surfactants, conduct bench formulation, textile-performance testing, and support scale-up to production while collaborating across teams. Travel is ~10%; ISO/cGMP experience is beneficial; strong communication is essential.