Film Technical Service Specialist - PTS Advance
The Woodlands, TX
About the Job
Pay Range: $135K-$150K, based upon experience
Location: Bartlesville, OK
Duration: Direct Hire
Schedule: Monday - Friday/40hours a week or 9/80
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for complaints resolution and provide trouble-shooting expertise to resolve customer product and/or process related issues
- Work with other parts of the organization to determine root cause of product issues
- Direct in-house experimentation for troubleshooting and/or resin/application development efforts Conduct field trials at customer locations and document the information in reports
- Maintain customer and industry forums contacts and relationships Be a consultant to customers on resin selection and use
- Provide training to internal and external customers as requested Work with plants/licensees on manufacturing related technical issues
- Prepare written presentations/reports, technical literature and oral presentations summarizing project results. May be occasionally called upon to present results to business management and senior leadership.
- Represent the client in industry forums, trade associations, and standards bodies as may be appropriate for that job function or area
- Support and recommend programs that relate to current/future business needs Participate in group safety program and activities
- Participate in personnel development and recruiting
- Promote Safety and Operational Excellence Provide weekly reports
- Maintain resin property/performance database
- Execute resin evaluations and benchmarking
- Travel in support of job responsibilities and, depending on the specifics of the job role outlined below, may be up to 50% of the time with periods of lighter or heavier travel based on business needs. This position is part of the Global Polymers Applications Group. The position is located at the Bartlesville Research & Technology Center (greater Tulsa area).
Requirements:
- EDUCATION: Possess a bachelor's degree or higher in a plastic technology, engineering, or scientific discipline and a working knowledge of polymers in the flexible packaging industry.
- COMPUTER SKILLS: Strong basic computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, data collection and basic data analysis.
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Excellent oral and written English skills and ability to communicate well across all levels within the organization.
- Five or more years of work experience in the commercial flexible packaging or polymers/plastics field.
- Industrial work experience in positions of Technical Service and/or Product Development and/or basic R&D in the field of Polymers/Plastics.
- Bilingual - Spanish speaking.
- Experience and knowledge in one or more of the following areas - characterization, testing or extrusion of blown and/or cast film applications.
- Familiarity or experience with polymer characterization methods/tools including thermal analysis (DSC, TGA, DMA, DMTA), rheology (dynamic, capillary), FTIR, NMR, TEM, SEM, etc.
- Experience and knowledge in polymer and flexible packaging physical property testing, ASTM Standards, etc.
- Good working knowledge and familiarity with polyethylene resins and products.
- Participation in industry Organizations such as ASTM, Society of Plastics Engineers, Flexible Packaging Association, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, etc.
For immediate consideration, email me directly at Zack.Khalil@PTSAdvance.com
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Source : PTS Advance