R&D Process Technician

R&D Process Technician

Narrows, VA

Celanese is a Fortune 500 global chemical and specialty materials company that engineers and manufactures products essential to everyday living. With global headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Celanese employs approximately 13,300 dedicated people working at more than 50 owned and operated manufacturing facilities across 27 countries. We are committed to employee growth and creating shareholder value, and strive to make a difference in the communities where we operate. Our company focuses on the safety of its employees, provides competitive compensation (including benefits starting Day 1), and emphasizes giving back to the community. For more information about Celanese and our products please visit

Responsibilities:

• Incumbent would provide support to Acetate T&I engineers by completing routine and non-routine trials in the Acetate T&I pilot plants, Acetate T&I process labs, and plant production areas.
• Position requires ability to work independently and to plan, procure, set up, and modify non-routine equipment and instrumentation to execute trials.
• Candidate would communicate with both Celanese and external partners.
• The incumbent would be required to assemble data and report results while interfacing with engineers, technicians, EHS, operations, designers, vendors, and project work teams.
• The individual may be asked infrequently to travel to Celanese sites, Supplier, Customer, and / or Toller facilities to support projects and manufacturing operations.

Qualifications:

• HS Diploma
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Manufacturing, Process Laboratory, and / or Pilot Plant experience required.
• Knowledge of Acetate Manufacturing, associated quality parameters, and product requirements desirable.
• The incumbent must possess outstanding safety awareness, an overall mechanical ability, with enhanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• This self-motivated position also requires: willingness to accept new challenges, ability to work with diverse teams, excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and ability to work on multiple tasks with limited supervision and significant time constraints.
• Computer skills and the effective use of Microsoft Office products relating to data manipulation and report generation are required.