Process Control Technician

Bakelite Synthetics•Taylorsville, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role you will be focused on the safety, efficiency, and repeatability of our resin manufacturing to generate quality results. You will be responsible for the creation, monitoring, and improvement of the batch processes at the assigned facility. You will be the 1st call for plant batching or recipe issues while processing a batch. You will have stewardship of the batch recipe from Start to Finish and is constantly looking to improve the efficiency, repeatability, and automation of our batches to reduce operator intervention and errors.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
5-10 Years of Experience in chemical manufacturing.
Ability to positively influence personnel.
Clear understanding of the intricacies of operating a chemical reactor.
Computer literate with ability to understand the programming process within Honeywell Experian and/or other systems.
Ability to effectively communicate up, down, and sideways in the organization.
Ability and willingness to communicate the 'why's' behind changes to the resin making process.
Dedication to accomplishing goals, willing to work extended hours at critical times.
Must have kettle experience.
Hands-on expertise in the manufacturing of various resin types or strong technical background in the science of resin manufacturing.
Hands-on experience of resin manufacturing is essential.

Nice To Haves

Strong process knowledge of batch reactions, equipment, and safety aspects of the system.
Proficiency in programming associated batching software (Experion Batch, PLC, etc.).
Strong data mining and historical trending capabilities.
Strong interpersonal skills to develop working relationships with operations and maintenance.
Strong computer skills with the ability to utilize software tools like MES, Excel, SAP, etc.
Flexibility to monitor batch sequencing in real time, which may require weekend or backshift monitoring.
Strong Team Leader/Member - will be a key member of site technical teams and facility siting for new products.
Work with R&D as product formulation is developed to ensure proposed formulation, temperatures, cooks, and controls are reasonable and aligned with facility capability.
Develop and program desired product recipes in the applicable DCS batching system with appropriate instructional steps.
Optimize batching logic for safe and efficient recipe flow.
Utilize skills and process knowledge to establish recipes with minimal manual interactions, aiming for fully automated recipe execution.
Key team member evaluating new product feasibility at a facility, helping make value-driven business decisions.

Responsibilities

Creation, monitoring, and improvement of batch processes.
First point of contact for plant batching or recipe issues.
Stewardship of batch recipes from start to finish, focusing on efficiency, repeatability, and automation.
Program associated batching software (Experion Batch, PLC, etc.).
Audit other sites' recipes for logical and safety sequencing.
Data mining and historical trending to identify improvement opportunities.
Develop and program product recipes in the applicable DCS batching system.
Optimize batching logic for safe and efficient recipe flow.
Verify work with a second qualified Process Control Technician.
Alter material addition times or temperatures, quantity, etc., to ensure safe manufacturing instructions.
Establish recipes with minimal manual interactions for fully automated recipe execution.
Evaluate new product feasibility at a facility.
Continuously monitor batch performance against Rate Efficiency to reduce batch times, holds, or unplanned manual interactions.
Monitor live and historical batch trends.
Review and troubleshoot any holds, stops, or failures on PIs (Recipe).