Polyurethane Foam Technician

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Job Profile

 

Non-Union Salaried – Experienced Technician in PU Foam Industry

 

Compensation Range

 

$54,000.00 CAD yearly

 

 

At Cellucycle Enterprise Inc. (CEI), we believe that attracting and sustaining dedicated personnel

is main key to the success of our company. Enthusiastic employee can greatly enhance and promote our business, create innovation in our work, and advance small company to higher level. Our commitment in continuing business and being active in polyurethane foam industry has pushed us to create a key position and hire an expert foam specialist which can then accelerate our business activities and satisfy our current clients’ needs. Having an active and motivated practical member in CEI will allow current manager to bring more business opportunity for the company.

 

 

Job Summary

 

Our business is involved in specific polyurethane (PU) foam insulation services stretched from single residential houses (such as insulating roof and walls with specific PU foam materials) to industrial PU foam insulation of gas/water lines and big tank buried in ground. We are also specialized in making pre-insulated materials (our own innovative design) such as hydronic board for hydronic heating systems. Specific PU spray insulation systems such as jacuzzi/pool, insulating garage panel, slab insulation and concrete lifting are some of our other specific projects. Our practical business work requires a specialized polyurethane (PU) foam technician to perform practical work in area of Spray foam, pour foam system and injection molding process. The experienced technician needs to know all different type of PU foam and implement right type of foam in right place. The wide diversity in PU foam industry required an experienced person to make a quick and right decision to accelerate work progress. Our job is highly mobilized business and therefore the technician need to adapt himself/herself with new location almost every week.

Organizational Status

In our business, documenting work progress and writing daily report is crucial. The technician must write daily report to the manager at the end of each day with work progress and describe any difficulty or challenges. The technician must also communicate regularly with clients to ensure them that work project is according to plan and it proceeds on right track. The technician must be able to manage the other temporary subcontractors who are incorporating in work project.

 

 

 

Work Performed

 

Practical section:

 

·      Technician must have good knowledge on PU foam machinery and be able to calibrate foam dispenser machine every day.

·      Must be able to clean up gun daily using special chemicals and always have spare clean gun ready in hand.

·      Maintain chemicals in right temperature and perform back/forth recirculation from drum to machine and machine to drum every day.

·      Perform daily inspection on materials reactivity every day.  

·      Must have extensive knowledge on PU foam ingredient chemicals including MDI and polyols and maintain refrigerated compressed air dryer to keep chemical moisture free.

·      Pay attention to use correct chemicals for different purposes such as spray thermal insulation or injection molding for making insulation pieces. 

·      Hands on injection molding process.

·      Properly clean mold after each performed batch and use foam release agent before the next injection process. 

·      handle and maintain all specific chemicals in mobilized trailer. Some of the chemicals such as methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) requires special knowledge and attention during usage to prevent any accident.

• Observe all site area and trailer security regulations, procedures, and practices for safeguarding chemical works.
• Perform routine maintenance functions such as component replacement, minor repair and equipment or process adjustments
• Maintain close contact with upstream and downstream operations on items affecting product or process quality
• Recognize when conditions require notification of other personnel and being in touch with manager if anything unusual happen.

 

Analysis part:

 

·      Must be able to read blue print and understand architectural plan for single family house and multi-story buildings.

·      Understand building envelope and relate pre-design plan to the practical work.

·      Can read and understand energy report from energy advisor and match it up with applied work.

·      Read through technical data sheet of each chemical and apply them according to data of technical sheet.     

·      Must be able to calculate foam volume consumption (ingredient chemicals) based on size of work.

 

 

Consequence of Error/Judgement

 

Attention to detail and exercising judgment is required. The Technician will be responsible for reporting errors or problems in their work in a timely manner, and participate in a resolution to correct those errors. Improperly conducted procedures may warrant the repetition of work and affecting the timeline of the project and wasting of resources.

Supervision Received/Given

Sufficient training will be provided; however, the technician will work under minimum supervision. Specific instructions will be also provided to work independently.  On unusual problems or on matters which depart significantly from established policy and procedure, the technician must call manager immediately. The technician must also contact manager regularly (end of each day) to discuss work progress and direction. The Technician will work as part of a team. May have joint responsibility for supervising of other subcontractors.

Minimum Qualifications

This position may require an undergraduate degree; prefer from engineering college in a relevant discipline or technical certificate from a recognized institute technology. A minimum five years of related experience in polyurethane foam industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
 

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

Experienced in handling PU foam dispenser and good understanding of mechanical components in PU foam machinery.  Must have qualification in handling and testing all kind of PU foam chemicals (flexible, semi rigid and rigid PU foam closed cell, open cell and PU elastomeric materials).

 

 

Personal Skills

 

·      Ability to run work under minimum supervision.

·      Develop, improve and maintain practical work and be details oriented.

·      Demonstrated ability to independently plan and execute work project.

·      Demonstrate initiative in collaborating on setting priorities and meeting deadlines.

·      Ability to work independently and ability to identify problems and contribute to solutions.

·      Effective communication skills, multi-tasking, time-management, and organizational skill.

 

 

Please email your resume to: info@cellucycle.ca

 

 

How to Apply

Please email your resume to: info@cellucycle.ca

Job Categories: Construction. Job Types: Full-Time.

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