Chemical Operator A - Polymerization

Company Overview

Firestone Polymers, LLC is headquartered in Akron, Ohio and manufactures polymers and synthetic rubber in our world-class ISO 9001:2000/14001 registered plants located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Orange, Texas. Firestone has a unique anionic polymerization technology allows production of high purity, high molecular weight polybutadiene and a wide range of block, random, and vinyl modified styrene-butadiene copolymers. These products are sold around the world for use in tires, impact modification of plastics and hot melt adhesives. Firestone Polymers, LLC is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the largest tire and rubber company in the world.

Position Summary

Accountable for operating automatic and/or manual equipment to process batches of bulk materials/ingredients in accordance with operating procedures

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Operating chemical or mechanical batch process equipment (e.g., mixers, grinders, filter presses, dryers, filtering equipment, furnaces, coolers, pressure chambers, chemical reaction tanks, etc.)

• Performing quality control analyses as required to complete in-process batches and identifying variations from standards

• Participating in training for hazardous material handling and emergency procedures

• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

n/a

Requires a high school diploma/GED, plus an

Associates degree or minimum 5 years relative operations experience.