Ink Chemist: Advanced Product Development & Tech Support

Matthews Marking Systems; Cranberry Township (Butler County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Matthews Marking Systems in Cranberry Township is seeking a Chemist to develop new ink products for specific applications and to provide technical support for ink manufacturing processes, including customer issues. This onsite role requires a Bachelor's in Chemistry, 6+ years of chemist experience, and strong analytical and communication skills.

You will conduct testing, select materials for cost-effective ink production, maintain lab notebooks, and contribute to environmental, safety and health

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or related field.
• MBA or Master's degree preferred.
• 6+ years of chemist experience or equivalent.
• Occasional travel locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
• High degree of proficiency with MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
• Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management, and planning skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning).
• Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships across the organization and with external clients.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Develops new ink products for specific applications.
• Conducts testing to verify ink formulas meet application requirements.
• Solves related manufacturing problems and supports manufacturing functions.
• Communicates with customers to ensure satisfaction and problem solving.
• Analyzes and suggests methods to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Provides status reports on project status for ink development.
• Selects materials to enable ink manufacture at lowest practical cost.
• Maintains up-to-date lab notebooks detailing project work.
• Provides information on environmental, safety and health aspects of ink and related products.
• Completes analyses in a timely fashion to drive commercial outcomes.
• Communicates progress and results with team members and projects in a timely fashion.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry

MBA or Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Internet applications

Job description

Matthews Marking Systems in Cranberry Township is seeking a Chemist to develop new ink products for specific applications and to provide technical support for ink manufacturing processes, including customer issues. This onsite role requires a Bachelor's in Chemistry, 6+ years of chemist experience, and strong analytical and communication skills.

You will conduct testing, select materials for cost-effective ink production, maintain lab notebooks, and contribute to environmental, safety and health