**Job Description** **Polyethylene Lab Technician** Kelly Services has provided outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace for over 60 years. Today, Kelly Services is searching for a Lab Technician to join the team in a long-term contract capacity at a Fortune 500 Chemical Company in Beaumont, TX. **Plant Laboratory Technician** **DUPONT SCHEDULE - ROTATING SHIFTS** Responsibilities Work safely and maintain a safe work environment at all times. Maintain good housekeeping throughout workday. Run SQC on Melt Indexers. Report all SQC control data to Sample Manager. Run manual Melt Index analysis as required for LP and HP finished grades. Report to Sample Manager. As per production grade status, maintain extrusion, OCS instrument, and CMR equipment parameters. Perform extruder maintenance as needed (screen pack changes, roll changes, die cleaning, maintaining purging, maintaining minimal hopper levels, emptying hopper run-off bins. etc.). Throughout shift verify that OCS Continuous Film Inspection Systems are fully operational and are quantifying gels accurately with alarms engaged. Troubleshoot film inspection process and perform equipment validations as required. Prepare HP hopper car retains. Distribute samples accordingly. Perform contamination inspection and pellets per gram on HP hopper car samples. Verify/calibrate CMR equipment each shift and on an as need basis. Report verification/calibration data to Sample Manager. Perform CMR maintenance as needed (capillary changes, maintaining purging, maintaining minimal hopper levels, emptying hopper run-off bins. etc.). Perform (FQR) Film Quality Rating on each HP production lines as required. Run and record High Pressure pellet count once a shift per line. Run and record High Pressure pellet cut rating and record any irregularities (chips, tails, fines, agglomerates, streamers, etc.) every 4 hours per line. Run and record PSSD Pellet Shape and Size Distribution once per shift per line. Keep adequate supply of in-house supplies. Replenish as necessary. Maintain current status in WebCAT curriculum. Complete a relief sheet (all pertaining fields). Include key information that your relief will need to continue uninterrupted operational support. Qualifications Bachelors in a Science (Chemistry preferred) or Technical field or equivalent experience 1-3 years in a research or quality control based laboratory environment Computer literacy with experience in MS Office products including Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Additional Requirements Must be professional and ethical in all activities and relations Must demonstrate through example and maintain a positive attitude Must exhibit the initiative to take on individual projects, learn new tasks, eliminate roadblocks and see them through to completion. Must have excellent time management Must be able to work in an environment where work priorities can change Capable of working both independently and as a team member. Ability to work and communicate well with personnel in different departments and at various levels of responsibility. Able to work in an environment that requires walking, kneeling and lifting up to 50 Ibs As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community. Why Kelly ® Science & Clinical? Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed. About Kelly Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year. Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.