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Laboratory Technician

Locations US-LA-Franklin
Requisition ID
2024-12478
# of Openings Remaining
1
Position Type
Regular Full-Time

Your Role at Cabot

Cabot Corporation has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lab Technician to join our Franklin, LA manufacturing plant.

 

Our facility in Franklin prides itself on being active in community affairs, consistently striving to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of the people who live and work in our community. We have been manufacturing carbon black since 1952. Today, approximately 150 employees produce more than 70 grades of carbon blacks for elastomer reinforcement and specialty carbon blacks. With six manufacturing units, we serve customers throughout North America. Safety is the top priority in everything we do. We follow the most stringent safety, health and environmental (SH&E) procedures to ensure the wellbeing of all our employees, contractors, visitors and neighbors.

 

The Lab Technician will perform analytical and pellet quality tests on In-process (IP) samples, Finished Product Inventory (FPI) samples, raw materials, and other required special tests to assure product conformance to specification and customer requirements.  Enter test results in the WinLIMS database and communicate the same to Operations personnel for potential corrective actions.  Utilize the latest test procedures and techniques to ensure optimum safety and quality performance standards.

How You Will Make an Impact

 

  • Test IP and FPI samples for quality control and quality assurance of products.
  • Test raw materials to ensure compliance to specifications and/or requirements.
  • Test standard reference blacks to ascertain proper function of test equipment and chemicals used in performing the tests.
  • Input test results into the Laboratory Information Management System (WinLIMS) computer database.
  • Provide analytical and pellet quality testing in support of technical trials (TRIS’s).
  • Communicate test results to Operations, WPS, and Quality Assurance personnel in a timely and efficient manner in order to minimize off quality product and shipment delays.
  • Prepare and package samples for shipment to customers or other Cabot laboratories.
  • Assist supervisor in job training and implementation of new or revised test procedures.
  • Complete all required safety training and maintain a clean work environment at all times.
  • Comply with all chemical waste disposal procedures.
  • Maintain up-to-date Job Safety Analyses (JSA’s).
  • Identify opportunities to minimize waste and improve efficiencies within the laboratory operations.
  • Minimize Laboratory costs where possible without affecting quality, safety, or environmental.
  • Complete LTS requests in a timely fashion.
  • Maintain all Lab 5S areas (If you use it, clean it.)
  • Limit modifications in LIMS to the year’s target average  (Ex. 2 per 1000)
  • Input test data into LIMS within the year’s target average (Ex. 94 minutes)
  • Input standards data into LIMS within the year’s target average (Ex. 193 minutes)
  • Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

What You Will Bring to Cabot

  • BS degree - Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Preferred or 5 years’ experience in plant or industrial environment.
  • Safety consciousness
  • Quality consciousness
  • Adherence to Cabot Values
  • Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization.
  • Team player
  • Basic computer skills (Lotus Notes, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook).
  • Understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • Written/verbal communication skills
  • Analytical/mathematical/problem solving skills
  • Ability to be coached
  • Listening skills
  • Commitment to Total Quality / Zero Defect concepts and culture
  • Ability to stand (work on feet) for long periods of time.
  • Ability to work shift work
  • Flexible and adaptable to change
  • Plant runs 24/7 – Attendance is critical to our Lab operations

 

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About Cabot


Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

Innovation that drives sustainability

Many of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges are fundamentally chemistry problems. We can convert the mobility sector from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, but this requires batteries with greater range and lower cost. This is fundamentally a chemistry challenge. We can have a zero-energy building, but this requires high performance insulation, efficient solar panels, and energy storage solutions. Each of these are fundamentally chemistry challenges.

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.


EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001


Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.

Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.

Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay


This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks


Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.

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