Plastics Product Development Chemist

  • Permanent contract
  • Full-time
  • At least 5 years of experience (Senior level)
  • Bachelor degree
  • Engineering

Your career off the beaten track starts here!


Mission

Are you passionate about technical challenges, innovation, and finding solutions? Do you enjoy understanding customer needs and turning their challenges into concrete solutions?


At the heart of diverse and stimulating projects, as a Chemist, you’ll contribute to the development and optimization of plastic solutions, while playing a key role with customers and internal teams.


Working alongside sales, production, quality, and procurement, you’ll leverage your curiosity, creativity, and technical knowledge to solve problems, identify opportunities for improvement, and advance our products.


A hands-on, collaborative, and stimulating role where your ideas can truly make a difference!


In this position, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Lead client projects, from formulation to the optimization of plastic blends
  • Develop and optimize formulations tailored to client needs
  • Serve as a technical expert in polymers and support sales teams in product development and problem-solving
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation with clients
  • Research new raw materials and technical solutions in collaboration with suppliers and the purchasing department
  • Serve as the technical liaison between customers and internal teams
  • Support production and quality teams in troubleshooting, addressing nonconformities, and monitoring test results
  • Actively participate in continuous improvement projects


Are you the right person for the job? Don't wait! Come and be part of an exceptional team today.

Profile

With the following skills and qualities, you'll be successful in this role:


  • Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or polymer science
  • 10 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience in the plastics industry (formulation, processing, extrusion, injection, etc.)
  • Autonomy, rigor, and ability to manage projects comprehensively
  • Analytical mind and ability to make decisions quickly
  • Attention to detail and sense of innovation
  • Scientific curiosity, ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies or materials
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively
  • Bilingualism (French and English) in order to communicate with our partners; Spanish is an asset


Benefits designed to take you far!

  • A flexibility program tailored to your needs (flextime, compressed work schedule, telecommuting and more)
  • Group insurance with plans that fit your reality
  • An RRSP with employer contributions to keep your finances on track
  • An Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and access to a telemedicine service for a helping hand when you need it.
  • Employer-paid membership of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)


And even more!

  • A life outside work thanks to time off for illness, personal needs or family reasons
  • Social activities to connect with your colleagues
  • Development support to advance your career
  • A healthy, safe environment and a health committee to ensure your daily well-being

Life at Soucy Techno

Working at Soucy Techno means developing and manufacturing rubber recipes and plastic dyes for clients located throughout the world. The rubber in Soucy’s track systems? We make that! We rely on specialized machines and our advanced knowledge to carry out our activities. But our greatest asset is our 220 talented employees who move forward as one. Joining our team means benefiting from the freedom to be yourself. We’ll give you space to become involved and improve things. We care about your professional development because we want you to succeed!

A word from the manager

Being part of the R&D team at Soucy Techno means being open to a world of discoveries, meeting new people, exchanging ideas, and getting to know the ins and outs of the rubber industry. Our expertise, combined with a passion that unites everyone on our team, guarantees the success of those who join our department.

Philippe L'Homme

R&D Director