R&DTS&D Sr. R&DTS&D Technician

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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. Were a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and youre looking for a challenge and meaningful role youre in the right place.

この職務について役割概要

Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics の Technical Service & DevelopmentTS&Dチームではダウ日本開発センターJDC 勤務の シニア R&D/TS&D テクニシャン を募集しています

本ポジションではラボでの実験業務を担当しTS&Dメンバーと密接に協力しながらエラストマーICTおよび包装材関連顧客に対してアプリケーション開発技術サービストラブルシューティングに関する技術支援を提供します

安全かつ効率的なラボ運営を実践しチームの一員として協力的かつ効果的に業務を遂行することが求められます

主な職務内容

安全で効率的なラボ運営

• ラボにおける安全かつ効率的な運営を実現するため運転規律Operating Disciplineの原則手順および実務を遵守する
• 環境安全衛生EHSの推進者として関連方針や手順の理解と遵守を徹底する
• 安全に関するベストプラクティス習慣行動の模範となる

ラボ試験の実施各種ラボ設備や試験手法を用いて評価を行う

樹脂物性評価

• 密度測定
• メルトインデックスMI測定
• DSC示差走査熱量測定
• FTIR赤外分光分析
• 顕微鏡観察
• その他関連試験

加工試作

• プラスチックおよびゴムのコンパウンド混練に関する知識経験を持つ
• フィルム成形プロセスを理解している

実験計画の立案実行

• TS&Dによるレビュー用の実験計画を作成する
• 承認された計画に基づき定常業務およびより複雑な非定常業務を実行する

データ整理および報告

• 実験研究結果をプロジェクトチームや研究責任者へ共有する
• 支援研究に使用するデータ表やグラフを作成する
• 試験結果を適切かつ明確に要約報告記録する

ラボ管理業務

• サンプル在庫管理
• サンプル発送配送対応
• 試験設備の保守点検および記録管理
• ラボ5S活動
• EHS活動

TS&D活動の支援

• TS&Dメンバーと協力し試験方法や評価能力の開発改善を支援する

応募資格必須要件

学歴

以下のいずれかの分野における短期大学卒業以上または学士号取得者

• 化学
• 化学工学
• 高分子科学
• 材料科学
• 関連分野

経験

• 化学実験室における5年以上の実務経験
• 化学品および高分子材料の基礎物性評価スキル
• ラボ設備の操作および保守経験

語学

• 技術レポート作成および日常的なメール対応ができるレベルの英語力読み書き

About you and this role

Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics Technical Service & Development (TS&D) team is now open for a position as a Senior R&D/TS&D Technician in Yokohama Japan Dow Center (JDC). This role will perform experimental operation in lab working closely with TS&Ds to provide technical support to Elastomer and Packaging customers in terms of application development technical service and trouble shooting. This role requires operation in a safe and efficient manner working in a team closely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Follow operating discipline principles procedures and practices to ensure safe and efficient operation in lab. Serve as the Environmental Health & Safety advocate ensures understanding and adherence to policies and procedures willing to be the model of best safety practices habits and behaviors.
• Perform lab tests utilizing lab equipment and test capabilities including

• Resin properties tests including density melt index DSC FTIR microscope etc.
• Familiar with plastic and rubber compounding mixing etc. and understand Film fabrication

• Develop experimental plans for review by TS&D and execute approved plans by performing routine and non-standard tasks or procedures of higher complexity.
• Communicate scientific observations to project team or principal investigator and organize and prepare data tables and charts for inclusion in supported studies. Summarize report and document the test results properly and clearly.
• Responsible for daily lab routine work including sample inventory and delivery equipment maintenance/documentation Lab 5S and EHS activity.
• Support TS&D to develop and improve test methods and capabilities.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelors degree in chemistry chemical engineering polymer science material science or related fields.
• 5 years chemical lab experience with skills of chemical and polymer basic properties characterization lab equipment operation and maintenance.
• Basic English written skills for technical report and daily email communication.

Your Skills

• Demonstrate good integrity ownership and initiative of work
• Ability to prioritize work tasks modify work practices and processes to achieve results and/or improve efficiency
• Good communication skills and teamwork spirit to ensure that the lab tests are clearly understood performed summarized reported and documented timely and effectively
• Chemical Lab EHS and 5S relevant experience would be a plus

Benefits What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay your health your life your future and your bring your background talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical mental financial and social well-being to help you get the care you you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits savings opportunities financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees Savings Plan (401(k)) helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring work experiences community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Groups (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping cinema tickets gym memberships and more.
• Additionally some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team we can make a difference together.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the worlds leading materials science companies serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging infrastructure mobility and consumer global breadth asset integration and scale focused innovation leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30countries and employ approximately36000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately$43 billionin 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative customer-centric inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting.

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