Chemist

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people's lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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Why work at AdvanSix?

• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being
• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

Position Summary: The Chemist will work as part of the team supporting a 24/7 plant operation through direct support, in-process analytical support, finished product, and research process chemistry. This role will provide technical direction to support the business/operations strategy and plant chemistry/operation's needs. This position plays a key plant support role and in support of downstream customers of all Hopewell based products. This role is responsible for troubleshooting plant issues and giving recommendations and driving continuous improvements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Primary operator of laboratory development equipment operating to support the development of chemistries and processes.
• Serve as resident expert on critical chemistries produced at the site. Research process chemistry and unit operations for existing products.
• Work within teams to create processes, methods, and perform bench scale studies to support plant longer term improvement ideas in areas such as safety, yields, rates, and capacity as well as troubleshooting of quality and process excursions.
• Share best analytical practices and knowledge with internal customers and stakeholders.
• Provide expertise and knowledge sharing on the process chemistry, design intention, operating philosophy, and core manufacturing technology.
• Serve as back-up support for QA chemists/leader when needed, including troubleshooting and maintenance support for laboratory instrumentation, technician training and quality system support, and providing weekend, holiday and off-hour support as needed/assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree in chemistry or chemical engineering, MS or PHD preferred
• 8 + years of chemicals or petro-chemicals R&D, process technology, and/or Quality Assurance Lab experience

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience in the use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of other laboratory instrumentation: spectrophotometers, ICP-OES, auto titrators, refractometers, density analyzers, viscometers, pH meters, conductivity meters, ISEs, TOCs.
• Skilled in data interpretation using SPC/SQC techniques; 6-sigma green belt certification a plus
• Experience with quality management systems such as ISO-9001 a plus
• Must be self-motivated and goal-oriented with proven success working independently and in a multi-functional team environment.
• Must be a results-oriented with the ability to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams in a fast paced, results oriented matrix organization delivering on complex technical issuers
• Experience with LIMS and SAP is preferred.

At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past work experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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• Job Family US01
• Pay Type Salary

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• Portsmouth, VA, USA