Technical Manager

1 month ago

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States Evonik Industries Full time
Unlock Your Potential with Evonik

At Evonik, we're committed to innovation and sustainability. As a Technical Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping our future by developing and implementing cutting-edge solutions for our customers.

About the Role

This exciting opportunity will see you working closely with our team to drive technical support for all polyurethane flexible foam applications in North America. Your expertise will be instrumental in coordinating lab activities, product development, and technical service activities to improve foam processing and quality.

Responsibilities

• Organize experiments to compare the performance of additives and evaluate physical properties to support application development and technical service activities.
• Prepare technical reports and present findings to customers and management to summarize results of lab studies and highlight foam quality improvement and processing benefits of additives.
• Provide technical service to customers to address application inquiries, make product recommendations, and offer support services through regular interaction by phone, email, virtual meetings, and onsite plant visits/trials to support account objectives.
• Supervise and manage assigned technicians, laboratory space, and equipment to maintain safety practices and operating procedures and ensure compliance to site policies and regulations.
• Participate in industry conferences and panel discussions to stay current with regional market trends and provide feedback and support to the global technology and marketing team.
• Develop product portfolios and account strategies with the regional sales and marketing group.
• Support process research and plant engineers with application testing of production samples that are not in spec or qualification of new raw material sources. Provide feedback on performance and guidance on how off-spec batches can be reworked.
• Support R&D chemists with the evaluation of experimental lab samples in application tests. Support New Product Introduction process with regulatory and quality setup and plant/toller scale-up of new products.
• Identify shortcomings and suggest improvements to existing processes, systems, and procedures, then deliver a plan for a small element of a change management program with guidance from a project/program manager.
• Define and deliver products and services that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
• Deliver small-scale or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.

Requirements

• Preferred PhD or Master's degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymer Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering with at least 3 years of work experience in product or applications development of specialty chemicals, preferably in the polyurethane foam industry.
• Minimum Bachelor's degree with 7 years of work experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required, with the ability to interact with and advise customers.
• Proven project management and project execution skills, with the ability to drive customer adoption of new technologies and existing products.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Ability to give technical presentations, write patents, and scientific papers.
• Requires a hands-on approach to polyurethane foam applications development. The candidate must be comfortable working with hazardous chemicals in exhaust hoods using both small-scale and industrial-scale high-pressure laboratory equipment.
• Ability to perform business-related travel up to 30% of the time.
• Strong Team Player; must be able to work within multi-functional and multi-regional teams.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge and skills to independently manage and apply safe systems of work while providing guidance and training to others.
• Conducts research and analyzes data without supervision while providing technical guidance as needed in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of customer and market conditions that enables maximum return on investments.

How to Apply

To ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as an Employer can be found at

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager
Wenda Cenexant [C]

Company: Evonik Corporation

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