Lab Technician, R&D at Ashland Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware

Job Description:

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Lab Technician to join our Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.P business at our Wilmington, DE location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Corporate Research and Development function. This position will report to an Engineer.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The candidate will work with Principal Investigators and Technicians in the Process Technology group, with a focus on hands-on fine tuning of recipes or equipment to make new products developed by the research groups. The objective is to prepare the scale up at pilot or industrial scale.  The ideal candidate must be familiar with laboratory and pilot processes and be able to set up the necessary equipment.

The candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Laboratory/Pilot equipment setup to make new product (including preparation of procedures & safety reviews)


• Optimization of recipes to meet the scale up criteria


• Writing reports covering results and recommendations

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Minimum two-year associate degree in chemical operations or equivalent experience  


• Knowledge of general synthetic methods and techniques


• Ability to work in a team and manage multiple tasks 


• Strong communication (written, oral) and math skills


• Ability to enter and manage data in Excel; Strong computer skills


• Good track record of safety practices 


• Must be able to keep a clear, well-organized lab notebook


• Ability to work in a laboratory setting for several hours a day


• Ability to lift up-to 50 lbs when required

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• B.S. degree in physical or life sciences (i.e. chemistry, physics, materials science, biochemistry, biology)


• Experience working in chemical plant or chemical pilot plant

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.