On-Board Services is hiring a Polymer Research & Development Technician in Wilmington, DEFor immediate consideration please send your resume to resumes@onboardusa.com
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About Us:On-Board Services, Incorporated is an on-site contract service provider for a local manufacturing entity providing full-time positions to our employees. We offer benefits as well as 401k.
Position Details: Title: Polymer Research & Development Technician
Position Type: 8-month contract with additional opportunity contingent upon performance and continued business need
Job Location: Wilmington, DE
Shift: 1st shift Benefits: 401K, Dental insurance, Life Insurance, Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, PTO
Compensation: $36-$38/HR
Responsibilities:- Independently prepare parts from resins, including mixing, milling, pressing, and sintering. Perform product work-up, analysis, characterization, and experimental documentation using an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN).
- Conduct organic reactions as needed, including reaction system assembly, monitoring, product work-up, analysis, characterization, and documentation in an ELN.
- Analyze experimental results, identify erroneous or unexpected outcomes, and recommend appropriate next steps.
- Characterize material structure and performance using various spectroscopic techniques, including NMR and IR.
- Develop proficiency with polymer characterization and materials testing instrumentation, including DSC, TGA, DMA, TMA, impact, and tensile testing.
- Properly document and report experimental data and present findings and results at team meetings.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and calibrate laboratory instruments and assist with authoring instrument manuals and SOPs.
- Follow all site safety policies and best practices, including maintaining laboratory safety documentation and supporting Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements.
- Order and purchase laboratory supplies as needed and maintain chemical, resin, and experimental sample inventories.
- Coordinate outside laboratory testing, including preparing and shipping samples in accordance with applicable DOT regulations.
- Use Windows-based computer systems and laboratory software to support daily activities.
- Perform limited lifting of laboratory equipment, reactors, glassware, and other materials as needed.
Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of or hands-on experience with polymer characterization instrumentation preferred.
- Ability to learn and apply a wide variety of laboratory testing methods and instrumentation.
- Experience with mechanical testing equipment preferred.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, organize, and plan responsibilities.
On-Board was founded in 1976 by Robert L. Wilson to provide Engineering and Design services to the chemical manufacturing industry. Today, On-Board is a thriving privately held family of companies with services including: Consulting, Professional Engineering, Industrial Maintenance and Facility Management, Contracted Manufacturing and Production Services, as well as Temporary Staffing and Recruiting throughout North America.
The On-Board Family of Companies conducts operations through its Corporate Headquarters located in East Windsor, NJ along with Regional Offices in New Castle, DE and Wake Forest, NC. On-Board’s Mission is to provide “Flexible Service by applying the talents of our people, work processes and technology to meet our clients’ expectations in a Safe, Responsible and Dependable manner.”
On-Board Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
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