System Seals is a dynamic, high-tech environment dedicated to fostering personal growth and development among its highly collaborative team. The company focuses on sustainable technologies and the advancement of manufacturing efficiencies across multiple industries. We are a recognized leader in hydraulic seal technology, delivering highly customized seals to meet the needs of every client in a wide range of industrial markets.
With sales doubling in recent years, team members are groomed specifically for continuous growth and promotion within this quickly expanding company. System Seals recognizes that highly skilled employees, who are appreciated for their accomplishments, lie at the core of unprecedented growth.
The company prides itself on many entry-level employees, who just in a few years, have moved quickly to leadership roles and lifetime careers. The work environment is friendly, challenging and fun, with flexible work terms and highly competitive salaries and benefits.
Learn how high-tech manufacturing can provide an exciting and rewarding career path with endless possibilities.
Principal Purpose:
Perform all duties in support of Polyurethane, Epoxy, Polyester, PTFE, and injection molding processing. Formulation research and development, production batch blending, process specification, process optimization, quality assurance, and physical property testing. Supports the uptime and efficiencies of equipment and improves processes.
Responsibilities:
- Create a work environment where we closely follow all safety and environmental policies and procedures in accordance with both Company procedures and all other relevant regulatory agencies.
- Design new materials and processes to manufacture per customer requirements
- Manage communication with all suppliers to design new compounds and maintain expert knowledge on same.
- Determine all quality specifications for all new materials.
- Design and recommend improvements to all materials to increase efficiency of all polymer processes.
- Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components, and systems.
- Oversee production processes to ensure desired product characteristics are achieved.
- Collaborate with others to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
- Work closely with test lab to develop efficient testing methods to evaluate product characteristics.
- Monitor customer issues and assist to identify and resolve issues effectively.
- Provide training to production personnel and other departments.
- Support ISO 9000 initiatives and other company initiatives.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
- Perform other related duties.
Requirements:
- BS, MS, or PHD in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Science, or Polymer Engineering
- Rigorous polymer process development, with demonstrated success from customer problem to marketed solution
- Strong understanding of the processing technology of Polyurethane, Epoxy, Polyester Resins, and injection molding
- Knowledge of PTFE resins also a plus
- 5+ years minimum of hands-on industrial experience in a closely related field
- Practitioner of statistics and DOE
- Good communication skills
Physical Requirements:
Standing, sitting, walking, lifting [50#], reaching, fine manipulation