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

Our experts are pioneering the shift to circular materials. Right. Now. We’re revolutionizing our materials to give them an infinite life and richer purpose using our two Advanced Circular Recycling technologies—carbon renewal and polyester renewal. This takes passionate problem-solving, world-class technologies, and a willingness to advocate for smart legislation.

The time to act—and advocate—is now. Our goal is to transform tomorrow by revolutionizing the materials that shape it today.

Help us create a more circular economy.

This position is for a carbon renewal technology (CRT) plastic processing engineer reporting to the GL of Feedstock Evaluation. This position is at the center of our CRT platform and responsible for qualifying new feedstocks and improving the plastics processing process. This person will work closely with procurement to understand the market and qualify new materials. In addition, they will work very closely with our coal gasification manufacturing partners to ensure the feedstock can be handled safely and processes efficiently into the gasification process.

Responsibilities

• Qualification of feedstocks through 3rd party processing and through CRT

• Close partnership with gasification department on qualification trials and overall CRT operation

• Partnering with internal stakeholders on demonstration projects with key customers

• Point of contact for sourcing to partner with on questions from suppliers

• Close working relationship with commercial teams to understand CRT feedstock strategy and ensure alignment with technology and capabilities

• Point of contact for managing B549 densification trials for CRT

• Work with feedstock technical leaders to understand and implement new screening protocols

• Identify and improve processes to enable robustness of CRT and pre-processing operation

• Serve as division rep for any new capital projects to enable improvements of CRT or pre-processing operation

• Awareness of external technologies and capabilities to enable broader feedstock portfolio

• Manage trials of new technologies at 3rd party facilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.

• 1+ years of direct manufacturing support required.

• 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, veteran status or any other characteristics protected 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.