Product Launch Technician

Therma-Tru • Butler, IN

13h

About The Position

The Product Launch Technician facilitates and administers the RPT process from request development through trial execution, results reporting, and closeout. The role maintains and continuously improves the RPT Excel template and coordinates weekly RPT meetings, open actions, and cross-functional decisions. The technician assists requestors with trial requirements, approvals, and documentation, and works with manufacturing and support teams to schedule trials on appropriate production lines.

The position supports the development of Design Validation Plans and Production Validation Plans, trial plans, data collection methods, and acceptance criteria. It coordinates materials for New Product Development and Continuous Improvement trials and manages the designated RPT material and inventory area. The technician collects and analyzes basic trial data, documents observations, supports technical reporting and project updates, and helps identify plant improvement opportunities. The role also assists with product development, validation, launch, and implementation activities; supports process and quality improvements; and tracks RPT-related spending and inventory as assigned. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and administer the RPT process from request development through trial execution, results reporting, and closeout.
• Maintain, support, update, and improve the RPT Excel template, including approver lists, workflows, formulas, VBA code, and related functionality.
• Lead weekly RPT meetings, communicate trial status, coordinate open actions, and support timely cross-functional decisions.
• Assist requestors with preparing accurate RPTs, defining trial requirements, obtaining approvals, and preparing supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with production and support teams to schedule trials on appropriate manufacturing lines.
• Support development of Design Validation Plans and Production Validation Plans, trial plans, data collection methods, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate procurement, receipt, identification, consolidation, sorting, staging, and delivery of materials for NPD and Continuous Improvement trials.
• Manage the designated RPT material and inventory area to maintain organization, material visibility, and trial readiness.
• Collect trial data, perform basic analysis, document observations, and assist with technical reports and project updates.
• Help identify and evaluate plant Continuous Improvement opportunities related to safety, quality, process capability, throughput, cost, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Assist the NPD team with product development and Continuous Improvement projects, including design reviews, trial preparation, production validation, launch support, and implementation.
• Participate in cross-functional improvement projects and lead assigned tasks or smaller workstreams.
• Help identify process and quality gaps, support corrective actions, and improve standard work, SOPs, workflows, and other process documentation.
• Support process stabilization, standardization, optimization, and continuous improvement following trials and product launches.
• Track RPT-related spending and support budget and inventory management activities as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans
• 401(k) program with a company contribution
• Product discounts
• Flexible time off benefits
• Adoption benefits
• Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan
• Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed