Local manufacturer near Elizabeth, NJ is seeking a Support and Development Technologist to add to their team. The technologist will work closely with several groups: sales and marketing, product development and customer technical support, and will spend time with both technical support and development groups providing product support to customers. The ideal candidate will have a B.S. in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry and demonstrated ability to work with external customers. Previous chemical manufacturing experience a plus as well as R&D experience.
All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
location: LINDEN, New Jersey
job type: Permanent
salary: $75,000 - 85,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Provide technical product support to customers through phone and email
- Work with product development team to develop new formulations
- Serve as focal point for technical information and support of particular product lines
- Work closely with sales and marketing to identify new business
- Develop technical information for use with customers and develop customer relationships
- Design and lead projects aimed at developing new formulations
- Develop a deep understanding of the hardware or performance tests that dictate formulation design
- Support technology activities related to new component development and downstream activities related to product deployment
- A technical background (BS or higher) in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and/or Material Sciences required
- Technical communication skills (written, verbal and graphic)
- External Interpersonal, teamwork and collaboration skills across functions and regions required
- Ability to identify and understand customer needs, manage expectations, and deliver on commitments while building relationships at the customer interface.
- Attention to detail, ability to think logically, and apply different tactics to solve problems using resources available internally and externally.
- Demonstrated ability to work with external customers is a plus
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Education: Bachelors (required)
skills:
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