Senior Lab Technician

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Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Research and Development

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

February 2, 2022

Business unit:

Projects and Technology

Experience Level:

Early Careers

Job Description:

What’s the role?

Laboratory Technician position is in the Polymer Science organization located at the Polymer Innovation Center on the Monaca site. Polymer testing in the Innovation Center will be done to support product qualification and product performance at the customer. Customers are processing Shell’s polyethylene to make consumer products like blown film, blow molded bottles and injection molded parts. Understanding these customer processes and the performance of the produced parts is important to Polymer Science.

Primary responsibility of the lab technician is to perform all the polymer test equipment in line with the international test standards like ASTM and ISO.

The Lab technician operates in a team consisting of technicians and scientists. The Polymer Science team works with Technical Service Team and the Quality Control lab to support Shell Polymers Monaca.

The Lab technician is expected to take progressively the following responsibilities:

Performs product testing in line with the industry test and licensor standards according to Shell’s safety standards for the generation of reliable results.

Knowledgeable on accuracy, precision, limitations, applicability, standards, and calibrations.

Follows and understands Quality System procedures and protocols.

Reviews and improve testing Laboratory protocols and procedures in line with policies and standards procedures.

Executes test procedures in compliance with lab HSSE policy.

Participates in equipment troubleshooting and organizes equipment calibration and schedules preventative maintenance when required.

Participates in Root Cause Analysis in case of resin performance issues on own production

Interprets, records and reports data accurately - acts if needed

Acts and follows up with equipment manufacturers on technical problems or abnormalities to keep the lab running flawlessly

Meets and ensures others collectively meet customer requirements in terms of turn-around time

Skills & Requirements

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Minimum Associate degree in Plastics, Chemistry, or related scientific field of study is preferred.

Minimum eight (8) years related work experience in Plastics Testing Laboratory, or Petrochemical Laboratory.

Has a background in polymer strength testing, and polymer flow testing (knowledge)

Demonstrated background in safe laboratory work practices in Plastics, or Chemicals (skilled).

Demonstrated knowledge and abilities with Gas -, Liquid -, and Size Exclusion Chromatography (knowledge).

Understanding the concept of Statistical Quality Control (skilled).

Demonstrated abilities to troubleshoot instrumentation and method related issues (knowledge).

Demonstrated communication and stakeholder management abilities

Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally, and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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Company info

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