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Job Description
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Research and Development (R&D) CoOp student.
This role is based in our office in Mississauga Ontario and reports to the R&D Team Leader.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of peoplecentric professionals thought leaders and rapid thinkers entrepreneurs in spirit and status quofighters!
Job Summary
The R&D Group (IPEX Technologies Inc.) provides expertise as it relates to polymer formulation development tests products to ensure conformance to various standards troubleshoots failures in the field and evaluates new ingredients as part of maintaining and managing IPEXs product portfolio and competitive stand in the market.
Principal Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
Contribute to the development of new/existing vinyl formulations
Evaluate physical mechanical chemical thermal and/or rheological properties of polymers including (but not limited to) PVC CPVC ABS PE PP PVDF
Assist in the sourcing of raw material ingredients through ingredient evaluation projects
Participate in running extrusion and/or injection molding trials
Use Analytical tools to suggest root cause of product failures in the field
Use Statistical Analysis tools to validate significance of findings
Write technical lab reports & present experimental findings with the team
Maintain an uptodate laboratory notebook while keeping track of project records through use of FileMaker Pro databases
Assist the R&D Group with 5S initiatives and maintaining a clean working environment
Qualifications & Experience
Working towards a degree in: Chemical Engineering Nanotechnology Engineering Biomedical Engineering OR an equivalent in Materials Science / Polymer Science
Past coop experience in a plastics industry / R&D environment would be highly preferred
Experience with DOE / use of statistical tools such as Minitab would be an asset
Ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as required
Team Player with excellent communication skills to complement strong problemsolving abilities
Driven structured results oriented with a positive & professional attitude
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and upon request will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicants accessibility needs due to requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation please contact HR at
Employment Type
Full-Time
