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LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 7.6 billion in 2021 and more than 13,000 employees in 33 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe) and FTSE4Good. In the United States, LANXESS employs more than 2,000 people at 25 locations in 11 states.
We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!
Join our Team!
What we can offer you:
LANXESS is a young company with strong roots! We derive our strength from global presence, management excellence and most importantly our people! Our employees are the pillars of our success.
We offer exciting career opportunities regionally as well as internationally, educational assistance programs, competitive pay and benefits, language training programs, and many other personal and professional development programs that are a part of our vision and values that drive our ongoing success.
- Helps to achieve maximum productivity within the department and plant by following procedures/training and taking the initiative to keep equipment running smoothly, troubleshooting disruptions, and work safely. Works with minimal supervision while ensuring work gets completed.
- Complete batch sheets, conducts inspections, SAP activities, and maintains records.
- Housekeeping initiatives to maintain a safe and positive work environment.
- Implements safe work practices including permit procedures, use of personal protective equipment, lock out tag out, follow procedures, take tours of unit to ensure operations are per schedule and safely complete pretask hazard assessments. Mitigate and report unsafe acts or conditions promptly.
- Works on improvement projects as well as contributes improvement ideas.
- Attends or participates in training such as monthly training, weekly toolbox talks, PPE, procedures, etc.
- Familiar with and able to implements, incident response procedures.
- Participates on safety or operational discussions such as core safety team, HAZOPs, JSAs.
- Education Requirement: Minimum of a High School diploma or GED.
- Three to five years of experience is required, preferred in chemical/manufacturing plant.
- Must have a high attention to detail, experience following procedures and phases of operations.
- Experience using SAP, distributed control systems (DCS), and Microsoft Excel is highly desireable.
- Must be able to climb stairs and ladders and lift up to 50 pounds.
What we offer you:
- Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program.
- Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
- Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global "Xwork" program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
- Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
- Diversity: LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.
LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors.
Join the LANXESS team!
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