Refinery Technician I
Position Available
Refinery Technician I (Full-Time)
Position Overview
This is an industrially minded chemist position requiring advanced design and development skills. The incumbent is not expected to know PGM chemistry but a background in science is very helpful. The incumbent would be required to do hands-on work on a regular basis. A successful candidate will possess a broad range of capabilities to plan, design, evaluate and execute product development requirements. To design, analyze, improve and manufacture new technology and processes will be the incumbent’s goals.
Required Skills and Experience
Candidates should possess the following skills or demonstrate the aptitude and willingness to develop them:
- Identify key requirements for projects and tasks
- Identify appropriate software and workflow for analytical methods
- Prepare test plans to be employed internally or externally
- Perform analysis and interpret results
- Personally conduct and/or oversee tests and test work
- Must be willing and able to obtain input and feedback from multiple “expert” sources, such as consultants and suppliers
- Oversee third party analyses/approvals/project directed development; develop and maintain applicable documentation files
- Must be able to interpret data from various sources and draw meaningful conclusions.
- Perform root cause analysis of failures in machine use and testing.
- Work with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders to develop and improve products, as well as to help vendors improve their processes, resulting in industry leading technology and component reliability
- Participate on cross-functional, international project teams to support product order development related to customer orders
- Work with colleagues directly or indirectly to address failures, queries, concerns or ideas as applicable and drive continual improvements initiatives
- Provide technical training for designed machinery and processes
- Ability to work extended hours as necessary to fulfill responsibilities
Candidate Qualifications
0-2 years appropriate work experience preferred, BS in Engineering or Chemistry with chemical or mechanical experience preferred
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to accurately document data
- Must have a safety and quality mindset
- Ability to efficiently manage time, and organize
- Strong communication skills, oral and written
- Exceptional problem solving and "out of the box" thinking
- Job Type: Full-time
Experience
- Laboratory and process design experience (suggested)
Education
- Bachelor's (suggested)
Work authorization
- United States (Required)