Job Description
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
Company Profile
Cimcool Fluid Technology, a leading worldwide specialist in the development, manufacturing and supply of metalworking fluids is an operating company of DuBois, a US based leading Specialty Chemicals company. Cimcool in Europe, with its European headquarters in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, manufactures and supplies a range of metalworking products, including water-based and straight oil coolants for metal cutting and grinding, as well as formulations for numerous other types of metalworking applications such as cleaning and forming. Sales and distribution takes place through its own sales branches in various European countries as well as through a Distributor network. Cimcool continuously builds its reputation by supplying added value with high quality products together with high level product application expertise. Product development is based on customer and market feedback leading to continuous improvement in current products as well as new formulations.
The Product Development Chemist operates within the Engineering & Development organization. The product development chemist is responsible for development, improvement and maintenance of various chemical products with the initial focus on metal working fluids.
Duties and Responsibilities
Planning, organizing, and executing product development and research projects.
Mining of ideas, feasibility studies, and developing chemistry related to the application area.
Extensive laboratory formulation work.
Testing & validation of products meeting performance, cost and HSE specifications.
Evaluation of raw materials to improve performance, or reduce cost.
Responsible for maintenance of products within the assigned application area.
Supporting production in scale up of new developed formulas.
Investigating off spec batches, recommending modifications or ways to optimize existing blending equipment as well as researching new blending equipment/processes as needed.
On-site customer visits to better understand customer requirement.
Safety
Actively contribute to a clean and safe working environment, including the responsibilities as mentioned in the employee handbook
Report unsafe behavior and situations
Follow offered safety trainings and courses
Knowledge and Education
Master or PhD degree in chemistry
Preferably knowledge of emulsifier systems and lubricant formulations
Strong chemical knowledge
Fluent in English (knowledge of the Dutch language recommended)
Skills
Collaboration:
Has an open way of communicating
Has a collegial attitude
Is open to feedback
Speaks up to colleagues about undesirable behavior
Resilience:
Is open to changes suggested by others
Switches quickly between different activities
Accepts that priorities may change
Thinks in solutions and is solution-oriented
Creativity:
Has the ability to think of new things
Thinks innovatively
Comes with new chemistry applications
Analytical skills:
Distinguish between main and side issues
Getting to the heart of a problem
Provided with possible consequences of the steps to be followed
Make connections quickly and be able to see relationships or similarities between information
Problem solving:
Detects potential problems in projects or equipment before they become reality
Evaluates information from different sources
Finds good solutions to problems and implements them.
Curious:
Researches new ideas and solutions
Has a deep interest in chemistry
DuBois provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, service in the military, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and/or local law and/or regulation.
