About Bostik, an Arkema company
Bostik is a leading global adhesive specialist in construction, consumer and industrial markets. For more than a century, it has been developing innovative adhesive solutions that are smarter and more adaptive to the forces that shape daily lives. From cradle to grave, from home to office, Bostik's smart adhesives can be found everywhere. With annual sales of €2 billion, the company employees 6,000 people and has a presence in more than 50 countries.
Staff Laboratory Technition
Job Description
Division : Bostik
Region: Americas - Wauwatosa, WI
Job title:

Staff TechnicianReporting to: Non-Woven's Product Development Team Leader or Senior Chemist
Job dimensions
- Project Support: Coordinate and execute all laboratory tests as required; communicate needed data and analysis in clear, concise report, presentation, and other forms (guidance provided by supervisor as needed)
- Continuous Improvement: Continuously building the skills to conduct and complete small scale projects, specifically flex formulas, product tweaks, regional offsets, and reformulation; basic understanding of raw material characteristics
Activities
- Project Support: Support the project goals of supervisor's projects, but also be able to work independently to coordinate and execute physical property and performance testing on a wide variety of samples. Support other associates' projects as needed. Able to plan, set up, and conduct controlled experiments and trials utilizing proper procedures.
- Data analysis: Interpret analytical and physical testing results in order to make recommendations with assistance from a chemist/supervisor. Use statistical analysis to support technical recommendations
- Laboratory Maintenance: Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventative maintenance; calling for repairs; calibration and verification as required by ISO
- Operations Support: Lead or support quality investigations (CIOs, NCMRs), identify improvement opportunities
- Reporting: Compile data in an organized manner and summarize results in a clear, concise report according to established format to meet internal or customer expectations
- Training: Develop and provide training modules both internally & externally. Participate in onboarding of new associates
- Systems and procedures: Comply 100% with EHS and Quality management system policies and requirements. Develop and maintain new test procedures.
- Raw Materials: Building and establish a fundamental working knowledge of raw materials and their cause and effect interactions
- Safety: Must maintain good laboratory housekeeping and safety practicesContext and environment
- The role requires the ability to coordinate/support multiple projects at once and quickly adapt to change

Accountabilities
- Primarily accountable for timely completion and delivery of top quality lab testing and reports, including building necessary data sets
- Ensure daily activities in compliance with EHS and operational requirements
Qualifications / experience required
- Associates Degree in Chemical Technology or related scientific field preferred
- Background in adhesives testing preferred
- Good problem solving skills. Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage small scale projects simultaneously as well as analyze and interpret results
- Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities and propose solutions
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project, JMP)







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