Improvement Lab Technologist

Posted 13 Days Ago
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Qingpu, Shanghai, CHN
In-Office
Senior level
Manufacturing
The Role
Conducts laboratory experiments and plant trials to improve productivity, quality, waste reduction, new product introduction, and process performance. Analyzes plant and project data, validates improvement opportunities, supports scale-up and product transfers, documents trial results, and provides technical expertise to manufacturing operations. Ensures compliance with safety, EHS, process safety, and laboratory procedures while collaborating with engineers, technicians, production teams, and global technical groups.
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At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers

Core Responsibilities:

The Improvement Lab Technologist works with the local improvement technician, improvement engineers and production teams to improve productivity, increase quality, reduce waste, introduce new products and processes, and support Environment, Health and Safety and process safety projects. This role also performs and coordinates lab experiments and trials and follows Lab work process (ex. Management of Change, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, etc.).

Responsibility:

  • Strictly abide by the company's safety regulations, operating disciplines and procedures
  • Assisting the local improvement team in identifying key measures using plant performance data analysis
  • Partnering with plant operation personnel to secure process data for identification of technology gaps, improvement opportunities, and project definitions
  • Updating key plant and tech center people on daily progress of key lab and plant trials and lab development work
  • Helping improvement team and plant to identify plant improvements that are aligned to the Business technology implementation Plan objectives
  • Validating improvement opportunities using lab experimentation and supporting plant trials
  • Assisting the local Improvement team in collection and analysis of improvement project data
  • Implementing lab trials to provide scale up data for new product transfers 
  • Providing data to validate projects delivers performance objectives after implementation
  • Assisting in documenting reports on new product trial, troubleshooting and improvement
  • Operating lab work in full compliance with local and site EHS requirements and maintaining lab facilities in clean and efficient working order
  • Provides technical expertise in a technology area to manufacturing operations to maintain production performance or restore process capability.

Required Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree in chemistry related
  • At least five years’ relevant working experience in manufacturing, R&D(Research & Development), or process development
  • Good communication, interpersonal and team working skills
  • Good verbal and written English communication skills. Ability to read and understand technical documents, standards, and procedures written in English. And participate in global technical meetings and communicate with international teams in English.

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DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related field
  • At least five years of relevant experience in manufacturing, research and development, or process development
  • Good communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
  • Good verbal and written English communication skills, including the ability to understand technical documents and participate in global technical meetings

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  • Retirement Support Employer 401(k) funding is positioned as a strong differentiator, combining a dollar-for-dollar match with an additional company contribution that meaningfully boosts total compensation. This design adds notable long-term value even when base pay is viewed as average in some areas.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave for birth and non-birth parents, together with family-building support and backup care resources, provides robust support for diverse family needs. Programs extend to fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and caregiving.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off programs include substantial vacation ranges, a broad holiday schedule, and the option to purchase additional time, offering flexibility across tenure levels. Structured sick time and disability income protection further strengthen time-away coverage.

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