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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Analytical Chemist

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Full-timeWichita, KS, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Chemical or similar laboratory work experience.
  • Exposure to chemistry terminology through formal education or self-study.
  • Experience performing experiments or testing in a laboratory or similar setting.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor crude oil feedstock and provide chemical and refining project support.
  • Perform analytical property testing of crude oil, distillates, and crude oil products.
  • Perform various types of physical distillations.
  • Execute simple and complex test methods.
  • Review and enter data, write reports, and present data.
  • Assist with or lead investigations, innovation initiatives, and operation optimization.
  • Draft and/or execute designs of experiments.
  • Maintain instruments and perform other routine laboratory tasks.

Desired Qualifications

  • Chromatography experience.
  • Experience with chemometrics, multivariate analysis, data modeling, and online analyzers.
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD) operation and spectral interpretation.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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