Senior Chemical Process Technician

Senior Process Technician

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a "Bridgestone West" strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

This Senior Process Technician position is located at Bridgestone's Bio-Rubber Process Research Center in Southeast Mesa, Arizona where we are developing and optimizing our bio-rubber extraction processes. The address for this facility is 6533 South Mountain Road, Mesa AZ 85212.

This is a chemical manufacturing pilot plant where our Process Technicians work in a PSM environment helping to manufacture various chemicals for our rubber manufacturing processes. Starting pay would be in the $31.00 per hour range plus overtime as applicable and up to a 5% annual bonus based upon company performance, along with 4 weeks of PTO annually and awesome benefits!

The initial work schedule is 12 hr day shift alternating 3 or 4 days per week. The final work schedule will be an 8-hr rotating shift working 5 days per week. Shift differential is paid for non-day shift hours.

Responsibilities

Safety

Our Process Technicians must ensure daily plant operations are within environmental requirements, comply with all health and safety policies and procedures, including process safety management (PSM).

Our Process Technicians must participate in all site specific safety training and meetings and perform work safely.

Our Process Technicians must comply with company operation policies and procedures to ensure all work areas remain clean and free of hazards.

Our Process Technicians will de-energize equipment safely to enable maintenance technicians to perform required preventative maintenance, installations and repair work.

Our Process Technicians must demonstrate a steadfast commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, and ethical practices in all aspects of your position within the organization.

Our Process Technicians must participate in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews and Process Hazard Analysis as required.

Operations

Safely startup and shutdown process equipment in a chemical manufacturing environment.

Monitor chemical plant process equipment, ensure strict compliance with safety policies while performing work, and consistently take appropriate action to mitigate potential hazards and ensure process optimization.

Process Technicians will adjust process controls, take routine readings, perform preventative and minor maintenance onsite, and effectively troubleshoot operational problems to enhance reliability of the asset.

Monitor and adjust settings on the equipment affecting the production rate, product quality, and the yield to ensure production is consistently within acceptable limits.

Process Technicians will record data and operating conditions, document instrument readings, and rates of flow to identify upward and downward trends.

Work outside the unit including both grounds and utilities, inside the asset, and in the control room to monitor the Rockwell PLC HMI screens.

Make periodic rounds throughout the shift to walk the asset and identify deviations in operations, adjust process instruments and equipment to ensure proper flows, temperature, pressures, and levels.

Participate in projects onsite that improve efficiency, mitigate risk, and reduce operating costs.

Collaborate with colleagues, contractors, and vendors to facilitate daily activities.

Provide assistance and support to both engineering and maintenance as required to optimize production and ensure smooth operations onsite at the plant.

Process Technicians will train and share knowledge with others.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's degree in process technology or successful track record of process operator…