Senior Development Technician

Pittsburgh, PA

The Specialty Synthesis Group (SSG) - Process Development team is looking to add an Senior Development Technician to the dynamic group. The development technician's primary responsibility will be to scale up novel OLED emitters within a kilo lab setting.

PPG's Specialty Coatings and Materials is committed to product innovation, technology leadership and high-performance materials for a wide range of applications and industries. Solving complex problems with unique solutions has been the legacy of PPG and improving the performance features and benefits of our customers' products will continue to drive our customer relationships and technology innovations.

You will report to the S&T Supervisor. You will be working on-site at our Monroeville, PA, facility outside of Pittsburgh.

Responsibilities:

• Safely and efficiently operate equipment to prescribed instructions in PPG's OLED kilo lab to complete various stages of chemical processing.


• This will include heating and cooling reactors, operating pumps and vacuum pumps for chemical transfers, distillations, filtrations and drying.


• Mentor and train less experienced technicians.


• Follow batch sheet instructions to produce products.


• Document operations and results for kilo lab batches.


• Maintain supply of solvents and basic lab supplies.


• Works in a safe manner. Reads, understands and follows all pertinent SOPs.


• Effectively communicates within the development team and provides regular updates to chemists and group leaders.

Qualifications:

• High School graduate/equivalent required.


• Seven (7) or more years of experience in chemical manufacturing industry


• Mechanical aptitude and high level of safety awareness.


• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a consistent basis throughout the day.


• Familiarity in a production or laboratory environment.


• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work and in a team-oriented environment.

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