Senior Process Chemist

5w1 month ago

MacroSource

Shakopee, US · Full-time · $85,000 – $105,000

About this role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Process Chemist to support the manufacturing of fertilizer and plant nutritional products in a production-scale environment. This hands-on role focuses on large-scale chemical reactions, ammoniation processes, and real-time troubleshooting of manufacturing and quality issues.

You will oversee and optimize large-scale production of plant nutritional products, including acid-based reactions and ammoniation. You will monitor reaction parameters, troubleshoot process upsets, and provide hands-on technical support on the production floor during batch and continuous production.

This role collaborates directly with operators, maintenance, and management to ensure safe, efficient, and consistent production. The work takes place at our Shakopee, MN facility within a sustainable workplace environment where your ideas fuel innovation.

MicroSource is a division of MacroSource, LLC, the leading wholesale global distributor of bulk fertilizers. Join our growing team and help power the future of precision agriculture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related scientific discipline.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in plant nutritional products, fertilizer manufacturing, or related chemical production.
Strong hands-on experience with ammoniation and acid-based chemistry in large-scale systems.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot chemical processes in a manufacturing environment.
Solid understanding of fertilizer raw materials, intermediates, and finished products.
Strong mathematical aptitude for formulation calculations, scaling, and process adjustments.
Experience using analytical instruments including pH meters, density meters, viscometers, XRF, and HPLC.

Responsibilities

Oversee, support and optimize large-scale production of plant nutritional products including acid-based reactions and ammoniation.
Monitor reaction parameters and product quality to ensure consistency with specifications.
Troubleshoot process upsets, off-spec material, foaming, scaling, crystallization, and stability issues.
Provide hands-on technical support on the production floor during batch and continuous production.
Assist with formulation adjustments, raw material variability, and seasonal production changes.
Investigate quality deviations and implement corrective and preventative actions.
Support scale-up and implementation of new or modified plant nutritional products.
Develop, maintain, and improve batch records, SOPs, and process documentation.

Benefits

Salary range of $85,000 - $105,000.
Sustainable workplace environment where your ideas fuel innovation.
Part of MacroSource, LLC, the leading wholesale global distributor of bulk fertilizers.