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Job Summary

UHMWPE Engineer (Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene)

Are you a Chemical engineer who loves the interface between R&D and Manufacturing in a process engineering and improvement context.? Join us in shaping the future of high-performance solutions with Dyneema® – the world’s strongest fiber.

In this role, you will contribute in APM support to the UHMwPE technology in the area of process development and engineering. You will contribute to process development and process engineering at the interface between Innovation and Manufacturing and will have a strong focus on polymer reaction engineering and overall process improvement, you will, therefore, work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of chemical engineers, material scientists, chemists and production staff. Furthermore, you will provide input and execute flow diagrams and heat/mass balances for the entire plant or unit operations of it. And you will provide input and execute first principal modeling, flow diagrams and heat/mass balances for the entire plant or unit operations of it.

About Avient Protective Materials

Avient Protective Materials is patent-owner and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™ is APM’s premium product brand for Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene (UHMWPE) fiber, UD and fabric. Dyneema® combines maximum strength with minimum weight. It is 15 times stronger than quality steel and 40% stronger than aramid fiber, both on weight for weight basis. Dyneema® is used in countless applications where its performance is critical, and failure is simply not an option. Many of these applications would not be possible to design and engineer without Dyneema®. For the people wearing it, and working with it and designing with it, we summarize the promise we make with Dyneema® as “with you when it matters”. Industries like law enforcement, maritime, offshore, medical, defense, sports, outdoor, renewable energy, and personal protective equipment rely on Dyneema® for its lightweight, protective and durable properties. Dyneema® is born from innovation. Our scientific expertise in advanced materials is created with a combination of processing knowhow, material knowledge and application experience. We’re proud of our long-term collaborations with customers, and the IP protected Dyneema® technology platforms we have created together. From start-ups to global industry leaders, we invest in helping our customers develop the next generation of performance-leading applications. Further information on Dyneema® is available at www.dyneema.com

What you’ll do

• Responsible for identifying and driving projects related to plant output improvement while minimizing its carbon footprint.

• Structure small capital improve plant projects (including business cases) and execute them in collaboration with external companies

• Be a connection point between the innovation team and the production team, by translating the needs from operations.

• Create and maintain models and mass/heat balance of plant

• Give input to HAZOP team

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• R&D Coordinates with manufacturing partners to establish quality and testing conditions for established Avient products.
• Participate in development of scale up, process testing plan and procedure, data analysis, and/or communication of results.
• Documentation and preparation of product specifications for manufacturing Avient products.
• Participates in resolution of plant production issues.

What you bring

You are knowledgeable in polymer reaction engineering, unit operations and process modeling. You are familiar with Aspen (Custom Modeler, Plus and Process Explorer) and have used it for different projects. Experience in working with polyolefin technology is advantageous. You are able to construct heat and mass balances for the plant as well as to translate complex problems into simple concepts, to come with a development/testing plan and to convert results into valuable solutions for our business. You must be able to work well in a team as well as independently and can easily connect with manufacturing environment and its needs. You have good communication skills and a strong command of the English language. In addition, you must demonstrate good analytical skills and be self-propelling having the ability to sell your ideas to stakeholders within APM. Furthermore, you must be willing to be present in the plant for parts of your week in Geleen, Netherlands.Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office and fluency in English.

What can you expect from us

• Attractive working conditions and self-development opportunities.
• Open and informal work atmosphere.
• Part of our multidisciplinary Innovation community.
• High degree of freedom to organize your work.
A broad connection with other departments.

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.

By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.

At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world.In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.