R&D Technologist - Extrusion (8:00AM - 5:00PM)
About The Position
When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey that’s carried us through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China. Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customers create better products. "Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.” ~Jon Fain Join the team behind our custom compounds.
Requirements
- Position requires between 4-5 years of plastics or other technology environment experience.
- Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone.
- Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.
Nice To Haves
- Experience manufacturing parts from thermoplastics via extrusion a plus.
- Working towards or holding Associate’s Degree in science or technology.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the setup, maintenance, and operation of multilayer single-screw extruder lines to produce prototype parts and provide processability feedback to materials engineers on existing and new thermoplastic compounds.
- Assists with coverage on the 40mm pilot compounding line twin screw extruder after properly trained.
- Secondary responsibilities may include injection molding or physical testing of finished material samples.
- Identifies material defects in a variety of extrusion processes such as profile, tubing, film and sheet, wire coating and jacketing, and adjusts processing conditions to eliminate defects.
- Independently and competently performs assigned tasks in a prioritized, logical, and timely manner in agreement with company laboratory and safety procedures with competence and minimum supervision.
- Tests in accordance with specifications provided.
- Once trained can perform all core function/testing required by this position.
- Assists in reviewing & writing of SOPs and standard test methods.
- Enters test data and conditions into the lab system and can assemble into a simple report.
- Can troubleshoot lab equipment issues with assistance from equipment vendor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
