Director, Monolithic Technology and Specialty Products

Calderys•West Mifflin, PA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our Research & Development Team as Director, Monolithic Technology and Specialty Products. The Director, Monolithic Technology and Specialty Products leads a key department technology team of research scientists, engineers and technicians with counterparts in Research, Technical Marketing. Product Management, Sales, Procurement, Quality and Manufacturing to ensure a concerted effort in support of new offerings development and development and support for the complete portfolio o existing offerings in the key technology family.

Requirements

Requires B.S. degree in Engineering, Ceramics, Metallurgy, Chemical, Materials Science or related field
Requires knowledge of scientific method, refractory raw materials, product development, manufacturing processes, and customer applications
Requires strong strategic thinking and technical problem-solving skills
Requires oral and written communication skills including the ability to speak on technical topics to external parties
Requires computer operation skills including, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and advanced excel and PowerPoint expertise
Requires ten plus (10+) years of experience with refractory offerings development and subject matter expertise in refractory technologies.
Requires five plus (5+) years of experience supervising technical staff.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Develop new and improved offerings. This requires collaboration and partnering with product management, technology marketing, quality, manufacturing, procurement and commercial sales teams to understand market needs and align with commercial goals.
Provide technology support and expertise for existing materials and HWI product offerings.
Maintain detailed materials roadmaps for all raw material categories, updated raw material technical specifications, and a library of refractory materials technology.
Lead assigned and shared technology teams in internal and external fundamental research to advance HWI’s understanding in key material technology knowledge.
Supervise, coach, and develop direct reports and shared technology teams with safety as a priority.
Understand competitive offerings and external technology developments relevant to HWI’s key materials technology.