Quality Assurance Manager / Chemist / Laboratory Technician

BLOME INTERNATIONAL POLYMERS; O’Fallon (MO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) with company match

Industry certification support (AMPP//

SSPC/NACE)

Job summary

Blome International Polymers is seeking a hands-on quality professional to support our QA program and laboratory operations. The role focuses on lab testing, batch record review, and continuous improvement in formulated chemical products.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of ISO 9001 and experience with paints, coatings, linings, adhesives, polymers, or related materials. Two-work-location assignments are possible in MO and MA due to site needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in chemistry, polymer science, materials science, chemical engineering, or related field.
• Substantial lab or quality experience may substitute for a degree.
• Experience with paints, coatings, linings, adhesives, composites, or thermoset polymers is preferred.
• Strong documentation, analytical, organizational, and computer skills; safe lab/work environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage or support ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Perform incoming, in-process, and finished-product laboratory testing.
• Review batch records, lab results, and product-release documentation.
• Investigate nonconforming materials and support root-cause and corrective actions.
• Maintain procedures, specifications, controlled records, and calibrated equipment; support manufacturing and product improvement.

Skills

Lab testing

Quality assurance

Documentation

Chemical safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry/ polymers/ materials/ chemical engineering

Job description

Blome International Polymers is seeking a hands-on quality professional to support our quality assurance program and laboratory operations. We are considering candidates for one of two employment arrangements based on their location (see location & initial assignment section below).

The ideal candidate will have experience with paints, industrial coatings, protective linings, adhesives, polymers, or similar formulated chemical products. Experience with an ISO 9001 quality management system is highly preferred.

LOCATION & INITIAL ASSIGNMENT

• We are considering candidates for one of two employment arrangements based on their location:Massachusetts-based candidates: Temporary, full-time position based in Pembroke, MA, with an expected end date of December 31, 2027.
• Missouri-based candidates: Full-time role with an initial 12- to 18-month assignment supporting the Pembroke, MA plant. The anticipated schedule is approximately two weeks per month in Pembroke, MA and two weeks per month in O'Fallon, MO subject to business needs.

LOCATION & INITIAL ASSIGNMENT

• Manage or support Duromar's ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Perform incoming, in-process, and finished-product laboratory testing.
• Review batch records, laboratory results, and product-release documentation.
• Investigate nonconforming materials and support root-cause and corrective-action activities.
• Maintain procedures, specifications, controlled records, and calibrated equipment; support manufacturing, formulation, troubleshooting, audits, and product improvement.

DESIRED LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

• Viscosity, rheology, specific gravity, and density testing
• Gel time, working life, cure time, and thin-film dry-time evaluation
• Solids, mixing-ratio, composition, and formulation calculations
• Tensile, flexural, compressive, adhesion, or other mechanical-property testing
• ATR-FTIR or KBr FTIR; elemental, compositional, or thermal analysis; and evaluation of cured polymers and coated panels

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, polymer science, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Substantial relevant laboratory or quality experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• Experience with paints, coatings, linings, adhesives, composites, or thermoset polymers is strongly preferred.
• Strong laboratory documentation, analytical, organizational, and computer skills, with the ability to work safely in laboratory and chemical-manufacturing environments.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Support for industry certifications (AMPP/SSPC/NACE)