Chemical Job Description
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Chemical Job Description
- Maintain log of readings, lab results, shift production requirements and equipment issues to record daily activity and provide for adequate shift relief
- Initiate work requests, perform minor maintenance within capabilities and prepare equipment for maintenance
- Prepare equipment for maintenance work such as locking out equipment, preparing permits and verifying equipment
- Notify supervision, maintenance, engineering and other auxiliary personnel regarding equipment malfunctions and troubleshoot process issues as needed
- Performs material handling operations
- Prepare chemical batches
- Determine most effective arrangement of unit operations such as mixing, blending, coating, milling, grinding, screening, cooling, shaping, polymerizing, and chemical synthesis
- Develops understanding of and relationship with internal and outsourced development partners on chemistry and chemical engineering design and development
- Operates chemical packaging equipment
- Perform chemical analyses, according to ASTM specifications and Laboratory procedures, on routine samples which include raw materials (coke, coal, breeze, ) and steel
- Ability to perform math necessary to scale batches and convert inches in a tank to pounds of material to gallons of material
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment and solve technical problems
- Capable of climbing stairs
- Must be able to lift and dump 50 lb bags into reactor opening
- Must be able to wear all required PPE including occasional use of full face respirator
- Must be able to observe safety rules and practices and wear all safety-related equipment required by the specific task being performed
Chemical Job Description
- Able to lead portions of NPD and Sustaining projects with minimal supervision
- Prepare standard technical reports and memos
- Identifies deficiencies and modifies/improves existing procedures
- Independently conducts problem solving investigations, identified root causes
- Responsible for all phases of production including inventory or raw materials and blending procedure
- Maintain safe operations by following all environmental, health and safety programs, policies and regulations
- General housekeeping duties as assigned and safe operations
- Review water, gas and solids analysis results and give explanation for deviations from norm, technical support on which parameters apply, and how the results should be interpreted relating to the process and the application of chemical, or the identification of corrosion or flow assurance problems
- Plan and develop conventional engineering and scientific solutions for technical problems or project objectives using SRR engineering methodologies and requirements
- Performs weighing, filling, labeling, sealing and other packaging operations general warehouse duties relating to packaging materials such as unloading bottle trucks and keeping packaging materials in order
- Experience with different scale of distillation and solvent handling a plus
- Experience in natural products isolation and purification a plus
- An understanding and awareness of chemicals and their nature, hazards, safety and health issues (MSDS's, use of PPE ) is beneficial
- Physical strength is required to operate manual process equipment
- Participation in field trials
- Must be available for plant callouts related to equipment repair and/or unit maintenance activities
Chemical Job Description
- Enabling compliance with internal and external environmental requirements and laws
- Heavy equipment/truck operation
- Additional roles in reactive and hazardous waste disposal
- Acts as the chemical engineering resource for the IXM Dispersions product line
- Monitors product and process performance as needed
- Assists other employees in accomplishment of goals
- Oversee assigned batching area with high amount of independence and minimal active supervision
- Verify written batch record as received by the Batching Department
- Ensure chemical inventory availability prior to batching and stage accordingly
- Combine raw materials as written on batch record in mixing vessels
- Extracts samples and performs all required testing, per support documentation, and
- Thorough knowledge of the theory and operation of simple analytical testing (pH, conductivity, viscosity, ) and/or routine chemical formulation procedures
- Working knowledge of the theory and operation of more complex analytical instrumentation (particle size, contact angle)
- Basic knowledge of advanced analytical instrumentation theory and operation (chromatography, spectroscopy)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent
- Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the position including lifting,climbing ladders, stairs, walking, bending, stooping
Chemical Job Description
- Utilize available line/filler rinsate totes for a given batch record
- Sample completed batch for Quality Assurance verification
- Make batch adjustments as instructed through Quality Assurance with regard to pH and percent active ingredient
- Monitor and troubleshoot water systems in area (de-ionized and soft water systems)
- Inventory excess batch after production in appropriate totes with proper labeling and weight declaration
- Rinse batch tanks and assist with filler rinses using appropriate totes, labels, and weight declaration
- Complete shifts end Tie Out Sheet area, taking inventory of batch tanks
- Control waste in area
- Retrieve solvent and propellant tank farm reading for inventory control as needed
- General housekeeping and spill control in batch room area
- Thorough knowledge of the theory and operation of simple analytical testing (pH, conductivity, viscosity)
- A minimum of three years’ experience working in a laboratory setting
- Ability to work 12 hour shifts - day and/or nights
- Associate's Degree Chemistry
- Good reading and computer skills needed
- Comply with all plant environmental, health and safety standards
Chemical Job Description
- Identify and develop new reliability programs and processes needed to ensure facility reliability
- Participate in STOP
- Collects and submits appropriate samples for analysis
- Experiment with a wide range of analytical instrumentation and sensitive measuring devices and equipment
- Research and test new components for product improvements and new product design
- Collaborate with new and existing vendors on component design and parts processing
- Develop chemical and engineering models
- Develop complex algorithms to achieve analytical performance requirements
- Design and construct test apparatuses
- Develop and conduct experiments in conjunction with other team members from other engineering disciplines
- An understanding of safe work practices, Process Safety Management, incident investigation techniques, permit to work systems, management of safety and environmental regulations
- Petro Chemical Certification from Joliet Junior College is preferred
- Self-motivated and require minimal supervision to complete responsibilities
- Must be able to work twelve hour rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays
- Familiar with production equipment and utilizes this equipment to carry out their work
- Or currently working towards a MS or PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering from an accredited college or university, with expected graduation by August 31, 2017