Senior Pilot Plant Technician
Dow
Terneuzen
1 week ago
Senior Pilot Plant Technician
Senior Pilot Plant Technician needed for Dowlex Miniplant in Terneuzen, Netherlands. Requires VAPRO C or MBO-4 in chemical technology, Dutch and English fluency, and experience in pilot plant operations.
On-site
Full-time
Senior
Process Safety
Process Control
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
process safetyprocess controlmass flow controllerscontrol valvespressure transducerscharacterization tools
Soft Skills
communicationteam playerindependent workownershiptroubleshooting
Tools (Must-have)
computer skills
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure safe and efficient operation of assigned plant areas using strong operating discipline and life critical standards
- Operate and field check process equipment, monitor process conditions, equipment, and control systems
- Write permits and perform lock out/tag out, mentor lower-level pilot plant technicians
- Prepare catalysts, fill catalyst vessels, quality control of incoming solvent, change drying beds, load solvent from mobile-tanks, complete safety tasks
- Measure polymer properties of produced samples using characterization tools
- Use troubleshooting skills to resolve process related deviations and problems
- Document key information during operation and proactively communicate to day shift or clients
- Give status update of the plant during meetings
- Participate in Root Cause Investigations
- Monitor, collect, and input plant metrics for Statistical Process Control, asset utilization, conversion costs, production yields, and identify opportunities for plant optimization
Senior Pilot Plant TechnicianDowTerneuzenPilot PlantChemical ManufacturingProcess TechnologyVAPRO CMBO-4DutchEnglish