Quality Control Analytical Chemist

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Control Analytical Chemist to join our Ashland LLC, Specialty Ingredients G.P.

business at our Hopewell, Virginia site.

This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Quality function.

This position will report to the Compliance Manager.

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

Oversees all aspects of Laboratory instrument operations that contribute to the site’s production of high-quality products.


* Responsible for documented test methodology and associated work instructions.


* Ensures that analytical laboratory methods are validated and compliant.


* Ensures that all laboratory equipment and testing facilities are well maintained and in good working order.


* Troubleshoots laboratory instrument and analytical problems.


* Manage laboratory instrument preventive maintenance and internal calibration verification checks.


* Monitors and resolves laboratory data drifts and trends.


* Perform non-routine testing for the purposes of new instrument validation or method transfers.


* Develops analytical method equivalency and Gage R&R studies.


* Prepares formal requests for new laboratory instrumentation (project capital requests).


* Coordinates efforts with others in the site’s Quality department and the corporate analytical teams to maintain the needed documentation required to support continued ISO 9001, EFfCI, EXCiPACT and other certifications or company standards, including data integrity of the laboratory equipment.


* Provides training, instruction and adherence to analytical testing, safety procedures, ISO-9001 standards, data integrity, and current good manufacturing practices(cGMP).


* Works to eliminate non-value-added work to increase efficiency in the Lab.


* Participates in Quality, Safety and Environmental initiatives that will contribute to compliance of State/Federal regulations and improve existing Company programs.

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


* Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry or closely related discipline


* Minimum of 5 years of laboratory experience


* Well-versed in analytical laboratory testing, wet testing, analytical method development, and chemical plant processes. 


* Expertise in gas chromatography.


* Knowledgeable in quality assurance systems, statistical quality control & procedures, cGMP guidelines & regulations, and ISO 9001 standards.


* Effective communicator and can interface well with employees at all levels, outside vendors, customers, and corporate visitors.  Holds working knowledge of current software systems, i.e.

SAP, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:


* Understanding of Food Safety, EFfCI, and EXCiPACT standards.


* Minimum of 2 yea...