Daily Pump Trap: 10/21/14 edition

Not too many industrial positions of late (last 1-2 weeks or so) at C&EN Jobs:

Lake Charles, LA: Rain Cii is looking for a B.S. chemist with 5 years experience for a "lab superintendent." (What a grand title!) 

San Francisco, CA: Oh, man, you've heard of "method" products, right? Check out this description for a "green chef director":

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Formulation, a Green Chef is part chemist, part engineer, part innovator and part git-r-done. The Green Chef role is to develop and test the best and most sustainable products and then bring them to market. We want to delight our users so they keep coming back for more! method makes home cleaning, personal care and laundry products in San Francisco and we manufacture our products in plants in the mid-west. 

This position is based at our headquarters in San Francisco’s financial district. As a Director level Green Chef, it is important that you have a chemistry and/or chemical engineering background, formulation experience and demonstrated proficiency in a lab setting. Just as importantly, you should have superior communication and teamwork skills, strong project management and prioritization skills, and exhibit a passion for environmentally sustainable solutions and creative problem solving.

I'm amused that people in San Francisco seem to be fans of Larry the Cable Guy. 

Davis, CA: Marrone Bio Innovations is seeking B.S./M.S./Ph.D. analytical method development chemists with 3-6 years of GXP experience. 

Dallas, TX: Bestolife Corporation is searching for a M.S./Ph.D. chemist to work as a R&D manager; note the "25% travel" comment. Looks to be petroleum products-related. 

Ridgefield, CT: Boehringer Ingelheim is looking for "multiple" B.S. biologists/biochemists to work on assays -- been a while since I've seen a BI ad.