Chemical Formulator

For over fifty years, Hydro-Chem Systems has been providing excellence to our clients as they clean their vehicle fleets.  Across North America, our products and systems are used by commercial washers, private fleets, school districts, and local governments to clean and protect their vehicles. Hydro-Chem Systems manufactures our own line of chemical cleaning products including soaps, detergents, degreasers, polishes, and organic compound cleaners. We stand out in the market because our products work together in a "two-step touchless wash" to provide a superior, environmentally friendly wash without any scrubbing or friction washing. We also engineer, manufacture, install, and service our own automated wash systems to provide a custom drive-through cleaning solution. 

We are a 100% employee-owned company that has been recognized as Company of the Year (2019 & 2021) by the Michigan ESOP Association and as a Best and Brightest Company to Work for in West Michigan (2023). We offer a competitive benefits package with an excellent PTO program and work-life balance. If you are looking for a workplace that values individual contribution, accountability, and transparency, we invite you to apply to join our team! 

Position Overview

The Chemical Formulator is a key part of our team, responsible for new product development, quality control, and safety & regulatory compliance. The position will conduct research and perform R&D activities to improve our products and develop new products for the market, perform quality control (QC) testing on finished product, create and maintain our Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and ensure that our products are effective, efficient, safe, and scalable. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physical chemistry, material science, chemistry, or related field. 
• 1 year of experience in chemical formulation or laboratory work
• 1 year of experience in manufacturing or industrial chemistry sectors preferred. 
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning software (ERP) preferred,
• Familiarity with GHS, HAZMAT, and OSHA principles and procedures. 

Competencies

• Attention to detail: Demonstrates thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task 
• Communication: Demonstrate superior interpersonal skills, conflict resolution and negotiating skills. Ensures open communication across project teams. Defuses emotionally charged situations. Promotes knowledge of team’s work to gain support for on-going and future initiatives.
• Decision Making: Asses situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and makes clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
• Write Effectively: Conveys information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents; reviews and edits written work constructively.
• HCS Operating systems principles and objectives (this competency appears in all job descriptions):  Knows all HCS established operating systems (e.g., quality, safety, environmental). Understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity of the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.