Pilot Plant Technician

Elessent Clean Technologies is a global leader in process technologies to drive sustainability and carbon neutrality in the metal, fertilizer, chemical, and oil refining industries with an unwavering commitment to customer support. We provide extensive global expertise across our portfolio of offerings in key applications – MECS® sulfuric acid production, STRATCO® alkylation, BELCO® wet scrubbing, and IsoTherming® hydroprocessing. Offering critical process equipment, products, technology, and services, we enable an array of industrial markets, including phosphate fertilizer, non-ferrous metals, oil refining, petrochemicals, and chemicals, to minimize their environmental impact and optimize productivity. We are dedicated to helping our customers produce high-quality products used in everyday life in the safest, most environmentally sound way possible, with a vision to make the world a better place by creating clean alternatives to traditional industrial processes.

The Pilot Plant Technician must be experienced in designing, building, and operating new laboratory equipment and pilot units. The researcher should be skilled in developing and following existing analytical methods and performing analyses needed for investigations. Individual must have the ability to document results, make recommendations based upon data generated along with maintaining detailed lab notebooks to develop new technologies, and support the patent application processes.

- Follow existing analytical methods & run analyses using various wet chemistry equipment, and identify areas of improvement if required

- Build and operate glass and metal laboratory systems

- Maintain and operate prototype pilot plants within guidelines provided by the technical staff

- Schedule and execute instrument calibrations

- Perform field sampling and analyses (on-the-job training is required for this item)

- Keep detailed laboratory records

- Perform QC checking on product with proper records retention

- Ensure continued laboratory compliance with MECS ISO and safety, health and environmental policies

- Make recommendations based upon data generated and operation of equipment

Knowledge and Skills:

Normally requires an associate’s degree in Chemistry with 2-4 years’ experience working in QC or other types of lab environments. Must have mechanical skills to build and maintain laboratory equipment (glass and metal). Needs proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Understanding the setup and use of process control software is a plus.

Positions are open to candidates authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Elessent Clean Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.