Research Technologist

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About Baytown

With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city.

Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.

Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston.

Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center.

These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.

Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.

The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.

Learn more about what we do in Baytown here .

What role you will play in our team

Provide research, industry, market, and plant support in a laboratory environment. The open position is located at the Baytown Technology and Engineering Complex, Baytown TX and reports through Research Lab Operations supervision

What you will do

Daily functions included are among the following

• Run and help maintain laboratory and lab scale equipment including analytical and safety equipment
• Work with raw materials that can include catalyst preparation
• Use mechanical skills to troubleshoot equipment issues
• Analyze and interpret samples / data resulting from running work requests
• Work with teams (work improvements / solutions / troubleshooting / investigations)
• Have direct interfaces with Ph.D. Engineers and Chemists daily (work requesters)
• Execute and oversee change management (MOC)"

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Capable of safe, reliable, and independent laboratory work
• An Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline including chemistry and relevant work experience
• Ability to read and follow detailed instructions, procedures and protocols
• Execute and oversee change management (MOC)
• Experience using laboratory equipment, including auxiliary safety equipment
• Concern for accuracy and precision and record keeping
• Strong mechanical and problem solving skillset
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to learn new techniques as needed and show agility
• Motivated, proactive and dependable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• Knowledge in the use of Excel or other required digital platforms or strong willingness to learn
• Demonstrated understand standard industry nomenclature (ie. Interpret Process and Instrumentation Diagrams, etc)
• Demonstrated understand chemistry nomenclature (i.e. solutions to polymer chemistries, etc.)
• Demonstrated chemistry laboratory skills, abilities, experience
• Demonstrated understanding of Lab Design Principles and Practices (ex. process safety shutdown systems and logic, etc.)
• Demonstrated understand Process Safety Shutdown Systems and logic

Your benefits

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