DAP is a leading manufacturer and supplier of home repair and construction products, including latex caulks, silicone sealants, contact cements, construction adhesives, glues, glazing, spackling, and other general patch and repair products.  You'll find DAP products in the hands of professional painters, remodelers, builders and do-it-yourselfers, and in 60,000 retail outlets, ranging from home centers and mass merchandisers to your local hardware and paint stores.  DAP's eight manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States of America and Canada service North America and the world.  The “DAP Stars" represent its 775 strong associates around the world which support its vision to produce and market America's best home repair products.  DAP has twice been voted one of “Baltimore’s Best Places to Work”!  Learn more about DAP’s history, culture and benefits at www.dap.com/careers.

As a Chemist II, you will support the efforts to develop new products based on existing and new technology and to provide testing and analytical support and development.  This position reports to the Group Lead of Adhesives and Repair Team.  Specific responsibilities include:

• Develop new innovative adhesives and repair products focused on consumer market from conception to commercialization
• Complete projects within mutually agreed timelines
• Manage multiple product developments while simultaneously working on product support activities
• Conduct plant trials to qualify new products
•  Work cross functionally with Product Marketing, Engineers/Quality Control managers to develop and manufacture new products and make product improvements
• Develop test methods for existing and new products and technology;
• Enter new raw materials and formulation data into the laboratory database systems;
• Perform analytical testing and summarize data per industry standards and internally developed test methods;
• Promote and champion laboratory safety, housekeeping, and preventive maintenance;
• Participate in the Laboratory Quality Management System functions;
• Maintain and calibrate laboratory instruments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or related field;
• 4 or more years of hands-on bench experience with various chemistries (latex, moisture curing, reactive, etc.) in adhesives, coatings, repair or related field;
• Bench chemistry experience and familiarity with various analytical techniques: wet chemistry, titrations, microscopy, rheology, thermal analysis, tensile testing, etc.;
• Experience operating lab scale mixing equipment as well as lab scale analytic and test apparatus;
• A passion for chemistry, science, problem solving, and creativity;
• Must be a team player with a good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication and presentation skills

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