Pilot Plant Technician
Posted on: 9 Jan 2021
Springfield, MA
Job Description
Solutia, Inc., a leading manufacturer of film interlayer products, has immediate opening for a Sheet Development Technician at its Springfield, MA location. A suitable candidate for this position would be very adaptable in capable of performing a wide variety of polymer processing operations such as extrusion, lamination, lab analysis and related work.
Responsibilities include:
* Work safely with others in a team and promote a safe work environment.
* Work closely in a team of technicians who operate a wide variety of polymer processing operations.
* Reliably execute regular tasks including raw materials transfer, extrusion line setup, startup and control, sheeting line adjustment, sheet handling, instrumentation setup and calibration, sampling and sample analysis, data collection, other extrusion related duties and run/test report writing
* Participate in mechanical installation and breakdown of various setups for routine lab processes.
* Quality Control testing of extruded sheet including data collection and data entry,
* Operation of SDC and SAP for raw materials and finished goods, equipment file organization, SAP data collection for maintenance.
* Proper recognition, record keeping and disposal techniques in lab quantity amounts for chemical hazardous wastes.
* Other offline responsibilities will be assigned on an as needed basis
Qualifications
* Associates Degree in a Technical Field or Technical Diploma required
* College level course work in math, engineering, or mechanical/electrical trade school is preferred.
* Prior hands-on experience with extruder setup including heaters, thermocouples and instrumentation is preferred.
* Familiarity with extrusion and process control systems (digital control systems; DCS) is preferred
* Familiarity with Quality systems, for example ISO, is preferred
* Must to be able to read, understand, and follow process flow diagrams, operating procedures, run plan instruction, process control flow charts and quality control lab procedures.
* Must be able to review mechanical drawings including piping and instrumentation, conduct equipment and safety reviews and support quality improvement projects.
* Ability to work with machinery in a pilot plant atmosphere.
* Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
* Flexibility to work overtime and/or second shift as needed to meet project timing and requirements is desirable
* Must be able to lift materials up to 40 lbs and be on ones feet for eight-hour periods.
* Strong commitment to task and ability to organize, prioritize, and execute assignments in a high activity environment
* Clear and effective written and oral communication
* Demonstrated computer experience with standard software packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Eastman Chemical
Kingsport, TN
Eastman Chemical Company operates as an advanced materials and specialty additives company worldwide. The company’s Additives & Functional Products segment offers specialty coalescent, specialty and commodity solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; hydrocarbon and rosin resins; insoluble sulfur and anti-degradant rubber additives; performance resins; amine derivative-based building blocks; heat transfer and aviation fluids; organic acid-based solutions; and metam-based soil fumigants, thiram and ziram based fungicides, and plant growth regulators. It serves the transportation, consumables, building and construction, animal nutrition, crop protection, energy, personal and home care, and other markets.
Its Advanced Materials segment provides co-polyesters, cellulose esters, polyvinyl butyral (PVB) sheets, specialty PVB intermediates, and window and protective films, and aftermarket applied film products for value-added end uses in the transportation, consumables, building and construction, durable goods, and health and wellness markets. The company’s Chemical Intermediates segment offers Olefin and acetyl derivatives, ethylene, and commodity solvents; primary non-phthalate and phthalate plasticizers, and niche non- phthalate plasticizers; and methylamines and salts higher amines and solvents to the industrial chemicals and processing, building and construction, health and wellness, and agrochemicals.
Its Fibers segment provides cellulose acetate tow, triacetin, cellulose acetate flake, and acetic anhydride for use in filtration media primarily cigarette filters; natural and solution dyed acetate yarns for use in consumables, and health and wellness markets; and wet-laid nonwoven media, specialty and engineered papers, and cellulose acetate fibers for transportation, industrial, agriculture and mining, aerospace, personal hygiene, and consumables markets. Eastman Chemical Company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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IndustryConsumers goods
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No. of Employees14, 500
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