Manufacturing Laboratory Technician

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The DuPont Pencader Plant in Newark, DE has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Laboratory Technician .

The Pencader Plant is the leading site for this DuPont business, with connections and influences for our other business sites globally. The business sells products in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, and oil and gas industries.

This role will have responsibility for laboratory activities that include testing to customer specifications and supporting product and process development at the manufacturing site.

This position will report to the Pencader Quality Manager.

This position is required to be in-person at the plant 5 days a week. There is no option for hybrid or remote work.

Responsibilities:

Process owner for Customer Quality Testing including customer specifications and round robin testing. Includes the coordination of production, machining and testing of required products.

Support for Manufacturing Technology Engineers and Application Engineers at multiple Vespel sites

Ability to gather and analyze complete data sets Project Coordination for:

• New product qualification testing

• Product recipe and raw material change qualification testing

• New process change qualification testing

• Proprietary equipment qualification

• Test sample preparation

• Tribological testing (wear and friction Falex))

• Outside laboratories and machine shop testing

• Multiple sister-plant sample testing

Knowledge and Experience to perform the following test methods:

• Tensile properties

• Specific gravity

• Coefficient of Friction (Falex) with multiple test scenarios

• Deformation Under Load

• PV Limit (Falex) with multiple test scenarios

• Environmental attack

• Dimensional stability

• Rockwell hardness

• Dye Penetrant Inspection

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of lab analytical instrumentation including preventative maintenance and routine equipment calibration

• Familiar with MS Excel and other statistic software (MiniTab, JMP)

• At least 5 years experience working in a manufacturing environment

• Bachelors Degree in associated field preferred (engineering, chemistry, etc.)

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On May 22, 2024, we announced a plan to separate our Electronics and Water businesses in a tax-free manner to its shareholders. On January 15, 2025, we announced that we are targeting November 1, 2025, for the completion of the intended separation of the Electronics business (the Intended Electronics Separation)*. We also announced that we would retain the Water business. We are committed to ensuring a smooth and successful separation process for the Future Electronics business. We look forward to welcoming new talent interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.

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