R&D Chemist, Urethane

WHO IS HOLCIM?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

WHO ARE HOLCIM PEOPLE

Holcim people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Holcim Building Envelope has brought together Gaco SprayFoam and SES Foam - two established spray foam insulation brands with a heritage of more than 40 years. Now backed by Holcim, one of the world’s largest building materials providers, we are Enverge. As Enverge,
we're embarking on an ambitious plan to grow spray foam insulation within the residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural building industries on our mission to change the way the world insulates.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
Develops new and innovative urethane Spray Foam products. Given a technical and/or commercial target, this role is accountable for the timely formulation development from concept to final product including technical feasibility, timeline, materials and formulation, technical documentation, and communication of progress. Provides technical support to operations for existing products including raw material qualification and approval as needed. Provides technical support to Marketing and Sales as well as external customers regarding products and applications. This position may require travel up to 20% for internal and external meetings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for providing timely technical solutions to meet the business’ targets for profitable sales growth in the insulation market
• Builds a thorough knowledge and understanding of the target application, any short-and long-term product performance needs and associated approval processes
• Conducts reasonably thorough paper research (patents, TDS, SDS, etc.), cultivates relationships & dialogues with suppliers as needed, generates benchmarking, and ensure Raw materials are in house to front load product development projects with a parallel (not sequential) approach – fast track
• Efficiently develop technically appropriate (“as good as” or “better than”) but cost-effective products while minimizing our Raw material footprint where practical.
• Actively drive the formulation development and provide regular project updates

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
• Demonstrates a general understanding of Holcim Building Envelope business philosophies and strategies.
• Extensive and broad working knowledge of urethanes from both an application and technical perspective to better understand the company’s target markets
• Utilizes scientific principles and methods to evaluate materials and applications.
• Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to effectively multitask while driving assignments to completion.
• Strong work ethic with high level of trustworthiness and teamwork. Must be able to work independently while being part of a cohesive team.
• Fluent with Google and Microsoft tools.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Requires B.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science or a related field
• Proven ability to work effectively in a focused Product Management culture
• Knowledge of urethane chemistry is a plus.

• Provide technical support such as trials, wet analyses, physical testing, sampling and training to internal and external stakeholders with existing or new products
• Possess a working knowledge of lab equipment (viscometer, titrators, UTM, etc.) and PU spray/pour equipment to evaluate formulations, etc. May have support from lab technicians or field technical service.
• Compiles data and supports preparation of technical tools (application guidelines, technical data sheets, safety data sheets, certification submissions, etc.)
• Responsible for scale up and on-going manufacturing of assigned products (manufacturing procedures, QA/QC procedures, round robins, QC approvals, batch adjustments, raw material offset approvals, etc.)
• Organize, investigate, resolve and document possible product concerns in a timely fashion (root cause analysis) and implement corrective actions to maintain and/or re-establish product performance (internal complaint management)
• Anticipates technical issues and applies insight and creativity to pro-actively address

• Collaborates cross functionally, fosters teamwork through cooperation with Sales, Procurement, Codes and Operations to achieve revenue and profitability objectives.

WHAT WE OFFER

● Competitive Compensation
● Retirement Savings
● Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance Coverage

● Holistic Health & Well-Being Programs
● Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health and Dependent Care

● Vision and other Voluntary Benefits and Discounts
● Paid Time Off and Holidays
● Paid Parental Leave (Maternity and Paternity)

● Educational Assistance Program

YOUR HOLCIM EXPERIENCE

At Holcim, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please include a note on your application or reach out to us directly.

Holcim Solutions and Products US, LLC takes pride in our hiring processes and our commitment that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, citizenship, physical or mental disability, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Holcim Solutions and Products US, LLC, and its affiliates and subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers, deciding all employment on the basis of qualification, merit and business need.

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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