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INVISTA · 1 week ago

R&D Laboratory Technician

Longview, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

INVISTA is a leading company specializing in polypropylene production, and they are seeking an R&D Laboratory Technician to join their team. The role involves preparing samples for testing, maintaining records, collaborating with teams, and ensuring lab safety and efficiency.

AutomotiveManufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Prepare and mix samples (compounding and extrusion) for testing and customer trials

Maintain accurate records of testing procedures and results

Collaborate with cross-functional teams while performing hands-on tasks in lab and manufacturing settings

Support lab housekeeping and equipment maintenance to ensure safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency

Routinely lift and move materials up to 50 pounds, climb stairs, ladders, and work in varying degrees of temperature

Operate fork truck, assist loading and unloading materials from trucks, and operate support equipment for extrusion and compounding line

Qualification

Polymer Laboratory experienceExtrusionMolding equipmentLIMS experienceManufacturing experienceTechnical writingMS OfficeDiplomaMilitary experience

Required

Manufacturing/industrial experience

High School Diploma or higher

MS Office experience (Word, Excel, MS Teams, Outlook)

Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

Preferred

Associates degree or higher in Science, Biology, Mathematics, or Chemistry

Experience in Polymer Laboratory

Experience operating extrusion and molding equipment

Experience preparing and/or testing samples

Technical writing or reporting experience

Experience with LIMS

Military experience

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Life insurance

ADD

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Company

INVISTA

aily life through its innovations in the nylon, spandex, polyester and specialty materials industries. It is a sub-organization of Koch, Inc..

Founded in 1998

Wichita, Kansas, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.invista.com/

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

unknown

2003-11-17Acquired

Leadership Team

Francis Murphy

President and CEO

Stacy Lacy

CTO & IT Architecture Leader

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