Product Development Technician

Air Products & Chemicals; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plans

Life insurance

Job summary

Air Products Membrane Solutions in St. Louis, MO seeks a Product Development Technician to support membrane and product development efforts, collaborating with engineers, scientists, and operations to advance new membranes and existing product enhancements across markets.

Responsibilities include safe operations, lab and Pilot Plant hollow fiber spinning, executing experiments, recording data, maintaining notebooks, troubleshooting equipment, and analyzing processes for safety and technical

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a science field preferred.
• 0-3 years’ experience in chemical or lab environment, preferably with polymers.
• Strong communication and teamwork; able to work with minimal supervision.
• Mechanical/electrical aptitude and hands-on skills with lab equipment.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; computer literacy for analytical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Safely contribute to the company's safety culture.
• Conduct hollow fiber membrane spinning in lab and pilot plant.
• Execute experiments under project leaders to support gas separation, membrane development, and scale-up.
• Record and analyze test data; maintain lab notebooks.
• Operate, troubleshoot, maintain, and modify lab equipment.
• Analyze equipment/process for potential technical and/or safety issues.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Technical orientation

Self-motivation

Mechanical/electrical aptitude

Hands-on lab skills

Gases handling safety

Education

Associate degree in science

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical equipment programs

Job description

Product Development Technician – Air Products Membrane Solutions (St. Louis, MO)

We are seeking a Product Development Technician to support our new membrane and product development team. This role works closely with Engineers, Scientists, Technicians, and Operations personnel to support the growth of Air Products Membrane Solutions through new membrane and product development and existing product enhancements to serve new and existing markets.

Position Responsibilities

• Perform work safely and contribute to Air Products' first-class safety culture.
• Conduct laboratory and Pilot Plant hollow fiber membrane spinning.
• Execute experimental plans under the direction of various project leaders to support gas separation, membrane development, product scale-up, and translation to production.
• Accurate recording and analysis of test data, maintenance of laboratory notebooks.
• Operate, troubleshoot, maintain, and/or modify laboratory equipment.
• Analyze equipment/processes for potential technical and/or safety issues.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a science preferred.
• 0-3 years’ experience working in a chemical or laboratory environment, preferably with polymers.
• Excellent communication skills, team player, technical orientated and able to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to support multiple projects at a time.
• Mechanical/electrical aptitude and hands-on skills for construction, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of experimental test systems and laboratory process equipment, including safe handling of gases at high pressures.
• Computer skills (analytical equipment programs, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Flexible attitude to changing assignments and responsibilities.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance, and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.