About our Team:
We are a leading textile manufacturer and solution provider with over a century of experience, we bring the right people, forward-thinking processes, and superior production value to deliver the highest quality textile fabrics! Job Title: Textile Chemist Location: New London, Connecticut (Relocation Pckg Offered) JOB SUMMARY: Our Textile Chemist will oversee our dyeing and finishing operations while providing expertise to R&D and Quality, whether for new product development or to resolve quality issues and customer inquiries. RESPONSIBILITIES: Recipe Development: Develop dye and chemical recipes that will satisfy customer requirements and function in a production environment. Key metric for lab performance: "right 1st time" formulations - lab to bulk. Quality Compliance: Support ISO9001:2015 by applying policies and procedures that comply with the department audit requirements. Process Improvement: Develop new processes as well as troubleshoot existing processes to improve performance, efficiencies, and costs. Color Management: Utilize the Datacolor color computer for dye formula creation and formula correction programs. Quality Control: Apply a high sense of urgency when a new or existing product has quality problems. Determine priorities based on orders and accept direction and input as necessary from planning, sales, R&D, QA. New Product Development: Lead new product evaluation by working closely with R&D, Finishing and Dyehouse, and remain actively involved in the life of the trial. Provide input to Production for proper sign off on trial. Environmental Compliance: Ensure compliance with Government Environmental regulations as they pertain to waste water, air, and the dyes and chemicals used. This includes town, state, and federal reporting, permit/licensing, and compliance. Regulatory Documentation: Understand regulatory compliance and provide documentation to customers. This would include, but not be limited to, SDS sheets for fabrics produced, RoHS, REACH, CA proposition 65, and AZO dye ban and any technical documents required by sales for customers. QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.S. degree in Textile Science or Chemistry
- Minimum 5 years of technical management experience in textiles
- Expert knowledge of color and textile color fastness tests
- Expert understanding of nylon/spandex and polyester/spandex dyeing and finishing required
- Knowledge of knitted fabrics, elastic fabrics, and/or warp knit fabric processing
- Knowledge of narrow woven elastic fabrics and narrow fabric processing a plus
- Working knowledge of DataColor Spectrophotometer
- Understanding dyeing equipment including Jets, A-Beams, P-Beams, Continuous Calender and Continuous Pad/Steam
- Previous experience in a textile manufacturing or related industry required
- Knowledge of and diligent attention to federal and local regulatory constraints
- Computer skills, including familiarity with computer modeling and data analysis
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION: Salary: 100k - 135k Health Insurance: Health Dental Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield) Pension: 401(k) w/ match
PTO and Vacation Additional Benefits: Yearly Bonus, Incentives, Relocation Package Offer to help with moving costs, closing costs, or temporary housing etc
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============================== All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
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