Development Chemist

Company: The Timken Company
Location: Springfield
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Your Career Begins at Timken
If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.Essential Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible for the research and development of belt compounds and components made from raw materials, as well as the production processes that transform raw materials into half products
• Provides technical guidance for writing and maintaining raw material specifications within the incumbent's area of responsibility.
• Communicates with suppliers to keep abreast of technology advances, opportunities for joint development efforts, and new product introductions.
• Key member of project teams in efforts to develop new technologies or improve/optimize existing products or processes.
• Works with cross functional teams to develop ways to increase customer value through cost reductions, improved manufacturability and component performance enhancements as required by customers.
• Coordinates testing and performance evaluations of experimental based on sound statistical DOE principles.
• Participates in cross-functional problem-solving efforts. Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree - Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Technical /Functional Skills:
    • Understanding of chemical and compounding principles
    • Organizational skills to work and prioritize multiple projects
    • Attention to detail
    • Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions to meet project objectives
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Basic understanding of statistics and DOEAll qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
      
      

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