Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2024 US Best Managed Company, recognized fouryears in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com.
Maintain quality standards by approving incoming material, in-process production, finished products and recording the results. Develop and modify laboratory test methods. Customers are a priority: Assist in addressing customer complaints and focus on continuous improvement opportunities.
Some of the things you will do:
BASE RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain a safe work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.Approve incoming materials by confirming specifications, conducting a visual and measurement test, and rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.Approve in-process and finished production by confirming required specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, and communicated the required adjustments to production personnel. Document and update inspection results by completing reports and logs.Enter and maintain all Recipe Management functions (BOM, RM, PV) within the SAP system with supervision.Keep shift supervision informed about the status of assigned work and immediately alert shift supervision to any problem preventing timely completion of same.Assist in preparation of analytical procedures, calibration procedures, and quality plans as specified by Supervision.Assist in performing aspects of document control and quality record storage that are assigned by Supervision.POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Education: This job requires a minimum of a BS degree in chemistry or a related field. Higher education levels may reduce experience requirements below.
Experience: A minimum of five (5) year of full-time working experience in chemical and/or analytical laboratories. Successfully completed collegiate course work in chemistry (grade of C or better, two (2) semesters minimum) can reduce the minimum work history requirement.
Physical Demands: Climb stairways and ladders and must pass a pulmonary function test to wear a respirator.
Working Conditions: This job may require lifting up to 45 pounds 40% of the time. Exposed to noise, dust, wet floors, seasonal heat and cold. This position may require exposure to hazardous chemicals. Appropriate training will be given to comply with federal regulations regarding hazardous waste exposure and/or handling. Must wear negative pressure respirator, safety shoes, hard hat, safety glasses and other protective equipment that might be plant or area specific.
ADDITIONAL FACTORS
Complexity of duties: Job duties require ability to perform and train others to perform tasks of some complexity (e.g. analytical equipment, analytical methods and procedures, statistical methods, chemistry of products).
Confidential Data: Job requires knowledge of matters very important to the company’s economic performance. These must be kept absolutely secret.
Supervision Received: Standard procedures enable the employee to proceed alone on regular duties referring questionable situations to Plant Supervision. Normal judgment required in determining problems and taking action.
Contact with others: Job requires some contact with persons and organizations internal to the company.
Special Skills/Training: Job requires some special skills (e.g. SAP, computer spread sheet and word processing).
Some test equipment skills may be required (e.g. HPLC, GPC techniques, some wet chemistry analytical techniques, trainable in others).
We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.
At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.
Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@solenis.com