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• USING more HIGHLY technological instruments RATHER than traditional lab TECHNIQUES.
• More efficient, more accurate, faster.
• Have to learn more NEW technology (computers, instruments).
• Will become large part of career.

• Job demand will be strong; because MANY manufacturing companies need them to "MAKE sure everything is CORRECT".
• Demand for high quality/safe products always high.
• Or else products will not be the RIGHT quality and potentially dangerous to the public.
• High standards for cleaning/hygiene products calls for more QC chemists.

• Wear goggles, do reactions in the fume hood, wear gloves, LAB coat, safely dispose of chemicals (biohazard us waste).
• Benzene, sulphur iC acid had to be handled with CARE.
• Material safety data sheets had to READ.

• The company trains me.
• Specific to the company; must follow the company's methods and tests and their qualifications/standards.
• Lab skills and certain methods were required before one could TAKE the job.
• Familiarize with safety procedures and HEALTH hazards during the job.
• PROPER lab technique was perfected with more PRACTICE, and consistently doing job.

CHEMICAL news, MOSTLY inorganic and ORGANIC chemistry.

Chemical news, mostly inorganic and organic chemistry.

GOOD UNDERSTANDING of ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, and INORGANIC chemistry, math/calculations.

Good understanding of organic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry, math/calculations.

• Organic/inorganic CHEMISTRY
• ANALYTICAL chemistry
• PHYSICAL chemistry

• MASTER’s degree in CHEMISTRY (specifically in polymer) at University of DETROIT.
• UNDERGRAD degree in organic chemistry in China.

• For detergent: check the colour, SMELL the odour.
• Check the PH is in the range using pH meter: specific ranges for specific products.
• Specific gravity is in the range.
• Check the viscosity with viscometer.
• Wet chemical method/titration USED to check percentage of efficient chemical and concentrations.
• MICRO confirmation test: Make sure no bacteria in the product.

sodium hydroxide --> adjust pH, hydrochloric acid --> adjust pH, sodium chloride --> adjust the VISCOSITY (for hand SOAP), different KINDS of pigments to adjust fragrance and colour, VARIOUS STRONG acids and bases, propylene glycol and sodium xylene sulfonate to adjust viscosity, indicators.

sodium hydroxide --> adjust pH, hydrochloric acid --> adjust pH, sodium chloride --> adjust the viscosity (for hand soap), different kinds of pigments to adjust fragrance and colour, various strong acids and bases, propylene glycol and sodium xylene sulfonate to adjust viscosity, indicators.

Different types of instruments: HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography), INFRARED spectrum, VISCOMETER (specifically rotational), colorimeter, pH METER.

Use computer analysis with HPLC.

Different types of instruments: HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography), Infrared spectrum, viscometer (specifically rotational), colorimeter, pH meter.

Use computer analysis with HPLC.

• Knowledge of CHEMISTRY
• Chemistry or chemical ENGINEERING DEGREE
• Communication
• Attention to DETAIL

• EXPOSURE to toxic/poisonous materials (not HEALTHY for the WORKERS).
• Boring routine, doing same thing over and over, MONOTONOUS.

• The CHEMISTRY KNOWLEDGE you GET to APPLY
• The TECHNOLOGY

• During the "high season" (summertime; HIGHER demand) : OVERTIME --> 10 hours or more
• Regular season: 8 hrs
• During "slow season”: 8 hrs

Understanding all the CHEMISTRY, following the manufacturing/production rules and standards.

When SOMETHING is wrong with the raw materials:

If sample is not good, call the raw material manufacturing COMPANY, and send back the materials.

When something is wrong with the final products:

• If sample is not good, keep hold of product and find out the problem by contacting the DIFFERENT departments.
• Solving the problem is HARD; meeting with different departments to solve the problem.
• Tracing back to the processing stages of product.

Understanding all the chemistry, following the manufacturing/production rules and standards.

When something is wrong with the raw materials:

If sample is not good, call the raw material manufacturing company, and send back the materials.

When something is wrong with the final products:

• Director of the quality control DEPARTMENT.
• Chemists, chemical ENGINEERS, mechanical engineers, ELECTRICAL engineers (if manufacturing has problems, they may CONSULT me, or chemist consults them).

• In a company laboratory.
• MUST ALWAYS be sanitary.
• Sometimes if there were a PROBLEM, had to go to manufacturing department.
• Go to warehouse to sample the raw material.
• GET finished PRODUCTS from the production/manufacture line.

• Take SAMPLES of raw materials or the finished PRODUCTS to the lab for analysis.
• FOLLOW different chemical methods to do analysis to make sure samples have reached qualifications.
• If not reached qualifications, must tell the supervisors and stop production to find the PROBLEM.
• Inspect other co-workers.
• Fill out a sample report (raw materials, final products have different reports).
• If the raw material/final product/mid-stage product is poor: give the report to another DEPARTMENT.
• Once final product is approved, send to packaging department and then they will ship it out.
• Once raw materials are approved, send to processing/manufacturing department to make the product.

Example:

Lead CHEMIST: works in the lab, chemical reactions, testing the products, analyzing, quality control of raw materials to match all the qualifications/standards, quality control of final PRODUCT, whereas the chemical engineer does the processing and development of the product.

COMPANY: Javo-Mex (soap/detergent/body wash/hand soap/cleaning products company; manufacture for P&G, Mr. CLEAN)

Example:

Lead chemist: works in the lab, chemical reactions, testing the products, analyzing, quality control of raw materials to match all the qualifications/standards, quality control of final product, whereas the chemical engineer does the processing and development of the product.

Company: Javo-Mex (soap/detergent/body wash/hand soap/cleaning products company; manufacture for P&G, Mr. Clean)

Quality control: testing samples of raw materials or PRODUCTS EITHER in mid-stage or CLOSE to final stage to make sure that they are of high enough quality, teaching the standards and qualifications, before the product can be mass produced.

• Research and DEVELOPMENT of products.
• Perform various chemical METHODS and procedures in the lab.

Quality control: testing samples of raw materials or products either in mid-stage or close to final stage to make sure that they are of high enough quality, teaching the standards and qualifications, before the product can be mass produced.