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Chemical Process Technician

Requisition ID
2025-12844
# of Openings
1
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Location
UK-Wales

Your Role at Cabot

Cabot Corporation is one of the leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company producing a range of chemicals across 21 countries in the world. Our location in Barry (Sully, Vale of Glamorgan) has been established since 1992, and is a manufacturing site producing hydrophilic and treated Fumed Silica in close collaboration with Dow.

 

We are currently recruiting for a development role of a Chemical Process Technician within the Operations team. The Chemical Process Technician will learn how to safely control the chemical processes on site, manage contractor and technician activities via the permit to work system, troubleshoot process events and issues, and assign appropriate actions to ensure safety, health and environment standards (SH&E), efficiency, quality, cost effectiveness, and customer satisfaction.

 

As a Chemical Process Technician, you would be joining a successful Operations team, and this is an excellent opportunity for somebody looking to develop in the field of chemical operations. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and driven, flexible with the ability to manage change and interact effectively within the organization.

How You Will Make an Impact

  • Contributing to individual & team performance in accordance to site performance metrics (including Safety, off-quality, process safety management, permit compliance).
  • Operating and monitoring FMO processes via the DCS control panel and taking actions to ensure process safety, environmental compliance and operational excellence.
  • Carrying out troubleshooting activities and following Response Flow Checklists in response to process deviations ensuring any issues are dealt with or escalated to the shift manager or other personnel where appropriate. Recording of all relevant data using shift logs, and other reporting systems.
  • Managing the safety of maintenance technicians, contractors and integrity of the processes. Taking all necessary actions to ensure a safe work environment that adheres to Cabot standards.
  • Assigning preventative maintenance activities to ensure reliability of the plant. Identifying and raising work orders, operating the process equipment within agreed parameters.
  • Ensuring the customer’s quality requirements are met through adjustments as necessary.
  • Representing the process team in RCAs, FMEAs, PSSRs and HAZOPs etc. to support ongoing initiatives.
  • Delivering of identified Kaizen improvement actions and other manufacturing improvement opportunities.
  • Taking responsibility for any other reasonable duties as required by the individual’s direct line manager.

What You Will Bring to Cabot

  • Previous experienced in Chemical Process Operation – preferred;
  • GCSE level C or above in English, Maths, Science (Chemistry or Physics) – essential;
  • City and Guild level 1 or 2 in Process Technology Chemical Processes or equivalent qualification is desirable;
  • DCS plant operation, mainframe business software and ASPEN – preferred;
  • Computer literacy: Microsoft office suite Excel, Word, Internet, etc. - Intermediate level;
  • Basic mechanical understanding would be considered a plus.


We offer

  • Culture that is driven by 4 core values: integrity, responsibility, respect and excellence.
  • Safe environment.
  • Ongoing support & training.
  • Great colleagues & very welcoming environment at the site.
  • Opportunity to advance your career further in the organization.
  • DCS plant operation, mainframe business software and ASPEN training.

  • Integrated into an 8-person team on a 12-hour continuous shift pattern that incorporates 18 and 10-day fixed holiday periods.

  • Cabot offers a competitive salary, shift allowance, pension scheme and private medial cover plus other local benefits.

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About Cabot


Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

Innovation that drives sustainability

Many of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges are fundamentally chemistry problems. We can convert the mobility sector from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, but this requires batteries with greater range and lower cost. This is fundamentally a chemistry challenge. We can have a zero-energy building, but this requires high performance insulation, efficient solar panels, and energy storage solutions. Each of these are fundamentally chemistry challenges.

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.


EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001


Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.

Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.

Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay


This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.

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