R&D Technologist Lead- Supporting Hydrocarbons Analytical

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About You and This Role:

R&D Technologist Lead-Supporting Hydrocarbons Analytical

Our R&D Team has an opportunity for a R&D Technologist Lead-Supporting Hydrocarbons in any of the Plastics Characterization Research & Development (R&D) hubs, located in Freeport, TX (Texas, US), Terneuzen (The Netherlands) and Tarragona (Spain).

You will be part of a global and multi-functional team of researchers (technologists and scientists) whose responsibilities include developing and implementing lab-based and process-aligned analytical most effective technology (MET); developing and implementing improvement plans for the analytical applications used in a scope of quality control laboratories inside Packaging and Specialty Plastics and Hydrocarbons (PSP&H); and supporting the development and implementation of analytical strategies for PSP&H.

Your responsibilities will also include being the Manufacturing Analytical Team (MAT) Leader for the Hydrocarbons value center inside PSP&H. You will be required a strong partnering with BASs (Business Analytical Specialists) and the MAT teams (Manufacturing Analytical Teams). You will be involved with interfacing with Quality Control Laboratories to define improvement and implementation needs, and to support high level (complex) troubleshooting efforts. You will be involved in partnering and supporting with Business Analytical Leaders (BASs) to develop and implement analytical strategies, and to interface with R&D/TS&D, Manufacturing, and Quality teams. You will deliver a global impact in both the R&D and the Manufacturing arenas.

The PSP&H organization delivers innovative materials and technologies that address customer needs in high-growth, specialized applications in packaging, elastomers, hygiene and medical, and wire & cable, and in hydrocarbons.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with the MAT teams (Manufacturing Analytical Teams) inside a value center (e.g. Hydrocarbons). This is a network of analytical technologists and specialists representing all of the quality control laboratories which support manufacturing facilities in a value center in PSP&H.
• Actively participates in work group team meetings to address safety, process improvement, problem solving, and other work group, department, and functional topics.
• Independently leverages recognized in-depth knowledge of technology combined with effective leadership and coaching to provide direction, technical coaching, coordination, work planning, and leadership for the MAT teams aligned to a particular value center inside PSP&H (e.g. Hydrocarbons).
• Understands and communicates overall group objectives and the business or group's value-creating strategy and is an important provider and/or contributor to the technical solutions that result in project success.
• Works with BASs (Business Analytical Specialists) and MAT teams inside a particular value center (e.g. Hydrocarbons) to define, validate, and implement the necessary Most Effective Technologies (MET) for analytical applications. Harmonizes MET with other Performance Plastics business teams as necessary. Follows the MOC process to Maintain/Improve MET.
• Identifies the need for and is involved in implementing new processes or technology to improve performance and increase capabilities.
• Partners with BASs to support the work to implement analytical technologies and methods in new quality control laboratories in support of Mega Projects (e.g. FCDh, Path2Zero, etc.).
• Works with MAT teams to identify improvement opportunities on analytical applications, with a focus on analytical methodologies and technologies used in quality control laboratories in manufacturing facilities which are aligned to a value center in PSP&H (e.g. Hydrocarbons). This responsibility includes tracking the capability of methods used in quality control laboratories.
• Works with BASs (Business Analytical Specialists) and the MAT teams to develop and implement action plans which address analytical improvement opportunities, as identified in a scope of quality control laboratories inside PSP&H. This includes making sure that the capability of metho