About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;color:#1f3864">COMPANY OVERVIEW</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">This position is located in Singapore at the Tembusu Manufacturing facility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milliken. At Milliken, our work begins behind the scenes often taking shape in a lab. The molecules and materials we create are transforming lives and experiences around the world. We're a global leader with over 155 years of expertise in research, design and manufacturing specializing in the textile, chemical, healthcare, and flooring industries. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, our eight thousand associates across 46 locations are a diverse global team of scientists, engineers, manufacturers, designers, thinkers, and problem solvers. People who come to work every day with curious minds and an unwavering commitment to delivering sustainable solutions for our customers and communities. Named to the World’s Most Ethical Companies list by Ethisphere Institute for 20 consecutive years, we rally behind a common purpose: to positively impact the world for generations.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;color:#1f3864"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;color:#1f3864">POSITION OVERVIEW</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">As an R&D Professional, you will drive profitable growth by developing and applying advanced technology platforms at Encapsys. Collaborating with internal and external partners, you will troubleshoot quality issues, innovate new products while performing critical, non-routine analytical testing on raw materials, competitive, and unknown samples to support R&D and manufacturing goals</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;color:#1f3864">JOB RESPONSIBILITIES</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Technology applied to new and existing platforms for Encapsys. </span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Improved results from collaboration with external research organizations, end-use customers, and key suppliers.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Work collaboratively with Manufacturing, R&D, and Product H&S to identify opportunities that require enabling and emerging technologies for existing product lines and processes.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Develop, implement and support improvement initiatives in product design, manufacturing process development and purchasing.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Develop and initiate collaboration with researchers and HQ Analytical Team to innovate new analytical techniques.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Interface with customers to resolve quality complaints, institutionalize new processes, and develop specifications to continually meet their needs.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Periodic travel/work at partner sites (co-locations) both domestic and international.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Provide support to engineering during equipment installation and startup.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Work with manufacturing and plant personnel to ensure a safe, high quality and efficient production environment.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Ensure that activities meet all environmental laws and regulations and provide insight to continually reduce our impact on the environment.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Provide manufacturing support on new products and processes.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Perform chemical analysis of products, materials or contaminates to R&D, Marketing, Sales, Technical Services, and Manufacturing for developing clarity in product development, process problems and material identification.</span></li> <li style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Research, identify, develop, document, validate and implement test methods across a wide array of instruments, not limited to, GC, GC/MS, LC. Collaborate with R&D Scientist and manufacturing to implement as needed.</span></li> <li style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Evaluate and implement internal and external customer methods to support new business development opportunities.</span></li> <li style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Lead and support method transfer to the Tembusu manufacturing location.</span></li> <li style="margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Support troubleshooting of all test methods.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;color:#1f3864"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;color:#1f3864">QUALIFICATIONS – REQUIRED</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">B.S. degree in Chemistry or other related Technical Science Degrees. Advanced degree preferred.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">1+ years of experience desired.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Ability to work independently.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Willingness to learn and live Six Sigma principles.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Ability to apply engineering and scientific principles to resolve problems and make improvements.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Capable of working in a flexible, often shifting, environment.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Skilled in techniques with advanced knowledge in repair and operation of: GC, Accusizer, Brookfield viscometers, etc.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Ability to interact effectively with customers, management team, and work group production personnel.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Excellent oral and written communication, project management, problem solving, creativity, computer, and organizational skills.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Solid understanding of scientific principles and methodology is required.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Proven ability to contribute in a collaborative team environment.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Ability to travel domestically and internationally for initial training </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;color:#1f3864">The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in chemistry/materials science/other scientific field.</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Strong technical background in analytical chemistry, excellent analytical problem-solving skills with ability to independently develop and troubleshoot analytical methods.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Provide analytical technical support on new products and processes.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 3.0pt 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to facilitate and drive complex problem solving of analytical methods as well as participate and provide analytical testing support to product teams. Proficient with problem solving, analysis and presentation tools.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"> </span></u></strong></p>