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Eastman Development Engineer in Kingsport, Tennessee
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2023 revenue of approximately $9.2 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.
Description
This position is for a Development Engineer reporting to the Group Leader of Mixed Plastics Processing (MPP) Development. This position is an owner of process development for MPP and is responsible for qualifying new feedstocks and technologies, specifically focused on the wash line unit operation. This person will work closely with procurement to understand the market and qualify new materials. In addition, they will work very closely with our manufacturing partners to ensure feedstocks can be handled safely and processed efficiently into the Methanolysis process.
Responsibilities
Qualification of feedstocks through 3rd party processing and through MPP, focused on wash line feedstocks
Close partnership with Methanolysis department on qualification trials and training of operations personnel on new or existing best practices
Partnering with internal stakeholders on demonstration projects with key customers
Point of contact for sourcing to partner with on questions from suppliers
Point of contact for managing MPP washline trials
Work with feedstock technical leaders to understand and implement new screening protocols
Identify and improve processes to enable robustness of MPP washline and any pre-processing operations
Serve as division rep for capital projects to enable improvements of MPP or pre-processing operations
Awareness of external technologies and capabilities to enable broader feedstock portfolio
Manage trials of new technologies at 3rd party facilities
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Engineering discipline required; Chemical or Mechanical Engineering degree preferred
1+ years of direct manufacturing support preferred
3+ years of experience preferred
Ability to make decisions with limited information
High level of adaptability
Comfortable with giving external presentations
Ability to engage with external parties, suppliers, customers, etc.
Must be a self-starter with a focus on results. Ability to lead and drive challenging projects forward despite uncertainties
Confident in working within a matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders
Comfortable challenging peers and supervision to develop creative solutions
Excellent written, listening, and verbal communication skills
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.
Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
