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Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.

Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.

We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.

Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.

I.  POSITION OBJECTIVE
To monitor production processes and product quality

II.  QUALIFICATIONS
1.High School graduate or equivalent
2.Valid Driver’s License
3.Eight hours of college chemistry; or an associate degree in Chemical Technology(Laboratory); or three years industrial lab experience; or 15 consecutive months Chemical/Polyolefins/PVC/Polymer Analysis lab experience

III.  TRAINING
Policy, Procedure, and Safety Training available after hire

IV.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair Instruments
2.Analyze Process Samples
3.Analyze Final Product Prior to shipment
4.QC Analysis for Process
5.Enter data to TQMS as needed
6.Complete paperwork as required
7.Attend Safety and Departmental Training
8.Will abide by the quality policy in regards to ISO 9000 and will abide by the
Environmental, Health & Safety Requirements as they pertain to ISO 14001.
9.Work outside normal shift hours as needed.
10.Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
11.Perform other duties as assigned

V.  MACHINES, TOOLS, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES
1.Lab Instrumentation
2.Processing Machines
3.Personal Computer
4.Total Quality Management System (TQMS)

VI.  PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
A. Climbing, ascending or descending ladder, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/ or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
B. Balancing, maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
C. Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine and waist. Example: Changing paper in printer, copier machine.
D. Kneeling: bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
E. Crouching, bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
F. Crawling, moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
G. Reaching, extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Example: giving signals, reaching for material or handle on item.
H. Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time. Example: making copies, giving presentations, directing traffic
I. Walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
J. Pushing, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
K. Pulling, using upper extremities to exert force in order to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
L. Lifting, raising objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
DEGREE OF LIFTING ON A REGULAR BASIS: 50lbs
M. Fingering, picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather that the whole hand or arm as in handling.
N. Grasping, applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm.
O. Feeling, perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature of texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
P. Talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Via face to face or telephone.
Q. Hearing, perceiving, the nature of sounds with no more than a 40 db loss @ 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without correction, Ability to receive verbal communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making
fine adjustments on machined parts.
R. Repetitive motions, substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers. Example: filing, sorting mail, starting ignition of machinery.

Check Out Our Benefits

Health Coverage and Perks

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care  

Short-term Disability 

Long-term Disability 

Group Term Life, Dependent and
Supplemental Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement 
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Work/Life Balance

10 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off for a balanced life
(Vacation, Sick and Personal Time) 

FlexTime Available 

 Competitive Compensation

Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match, 
Cash Balance, Pension Plan