R&D- Technical Manager (Liquid Coatings)
Ejhp Cx_2 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Lead the development, commercialization, maintenance, and optimization of liquid industrial coating products and platforms for the General Finishes, Building Products and Energy market segments.
- Provide technical direction for solvent-borne and water-borne coating formation, application, testing, manufacturing scale-up, product performance and troubleshooting.
- Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing and Product Management to identify and prioritize customer and market needs, support and secure new business as well as maintain the existing customer base.
- Provide technical leadership in customer-facing activities, including customer visits, technical presentations, plant or line trials and communication of technical recommendations.
- Develop key customer and supplier relationships to support existing business and new business growth.
- Partner with Product Management, Purchasing, and PCG Raw Materials team to support raw material consolidation and cost saving initiatives.
- Develop key customer and supplier relationships to support existing business and new business growth.
- - Leads a workplace culture for innovative solutions, execution excellence, and continuous improvement in a collaborative environment.
- - Oversee people development using performance management, succession planning, and individual development planning tools.
- - Holds the technical team accountable for achieving product development, customer support, portfolio management, project execution, safety and business goals.
- - Builds and strengthens General Industrial lab team through mentoring, training, talent acquisition, and attrition.
- - Collaborate in cross-functional teams, including quality control, production, engineering, and product management to increase production efficiency, reduce cost, and improve product quality.
- - Collect and analyze data on project metrics, to identify areas for improvement.
- - Determine and obtain capital resources needed to support business goals.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree including 2 semesters each of General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
- Must be legally authorized to work in the US.
- Minimum 10 years industry experience in the development of formulated coatings, plastics or inks products and polymer development or materials science and intellectual property management
- Laboratory management of teams greater than 6 people
- Strong strategic perspective and ability to deal with complex requirements and set priorities
- Structured, data-based rational thinker and strong execution skills.
- Strong market knowledge, customer experience, and demonstrated relationships with Sales and Marketing groups.
- Knowledge of related Regional markets, product stewardship, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent project management and problem-solving skills.
- English Speaking, strong communication skills, both orally and written.
- Technical understanding and knowledge in industrial coatings chemistry
- Coatings formulation skills
- Coatings application testing
- General computer skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, emails
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- Preferred Qualifications:
- Six Sigma practical knowledge and experiences desired.
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Math and Statistic Software – JMP or Minitab
- IP Management and Patenting
- Polymer resin experiences
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- Travel Requirements: Domestic and some International Travel estimated at 25%.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.
This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.
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