First Quality
Associate Product Development Scientist
US GA Macon
No sponsorship$20k-$30kDetected 1 day ago
Customer SupportMechanical DesignUnityCommunicationMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions.
- In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.
- As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
Responsibilities
- Design new products and product improvements to meet business and consumer needs.
- Develop new and improved materials and technologies with suppliers, and ensure all new raw materials obtain proper safety testing and clearance.
- U se basic Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques to develop experimental plans.
- Support the existing business product cost improvements through product redesigns.
- Provide technical support to reduce consumer complaints.
- Support corporate proprietary technology by documenting and patenting novel ideas.
- Develop new test methods to better predict and understand product performance in use.
- C oach and develop indirect reports to enhance team performance towards department objectives.
- 3+ years in R&D inventing, developing and implementing new products.
Nice to have
- Participate as a member of the Product Development team
- execute projects in timely, diligent, safe, and professional manner, and contribute to the growth of the team and department.
- Work with more senior scientist or manager to help set project objectives.
- Four year technical degree (e.g. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent
- additional business studies preferred.
- Knowledge of and experience with developing product systems for the retail market, preferably hygiene products
- Knowledge of materials used in retail absorbent products (e.g. pulp, super absorbent polymers, nonwovens).
- Working knowledge of consumer product converting technologies for pulp, paper and nonwoven materials.
Compensation
- As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
Benefits
- We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families.
- Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
- Paid time off (three-week minimum)
- Medical, dental and vision starting day one
- Paid parental leave
- Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
- Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.
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