Role OverviewThis role leads the technical engine for the Vinyl business segment, bringing together core R&D, product development, technical service, process support, and customer support to deliver business results. As a member of the business team, this leader sets technical priorities, aligns department goals with business strategy, and ensures resources are focused on the work that matters most.
What You Will Do
Represent Technical function on the business team, lead product development, technical service, and core R&D activities, direct team activities to ensure product development, technical service, and core R&D work is completed on time and deliver measurable business impact, lead resolution of complex customer technical issues, coordinate product scale-up, establish and maintain systems and dashboards to track and analyze technical performance indicators, and manage, coach, and develop department employees.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in plastics, polymers, chemical manufacturing, compounding, materials engineering, product development, technical service, raw material management, or a related technical function, and 5+ years of technical management experience in plastics, polymers, compounding, materials engineering, product development, or a related technical function.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in plastics, polymers, chemical manufacturing, compounding, materials engineering, product development, technical service, raw material management, or a related technical function
- 5+ years of technical management experience in plastics, polymers, compounding, materials engineering, product development, or a related technical function
- Bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Polymer/Plastics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Master's degree or higher is preferred
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