Technical Manager

Matrix Adhesives•Durham, NC

About The Position

The Technical Manager will oversee the local technical team and day-to-day activities within NPD and QC, providing mentorship, training, and guidance to ensure the delivery of high-quality work. This role involves leading and managing the project portfolio within the region, adhering to project timelines, and coordinating resources globally. The manager will also be responsible for EHS compliance, maintaining and updating risk assessments, COSHH, and SOPs for laboratory environments. Quality assurance includes maintaining and developing NPD and QC systems and procedures, implementing new SOPs, and ensuring compliance with ISO 9001. The position requires providing technical guidance and governance to the business, supporting teams through development projects and quality investigations, and liaising with commercial and marketing functions to support the technical roadmap and business strategy. The role also involves conferring with scientists, engineers, and customers regarding research and field test results, preparing technical papers and reports, and maintaining accurate documentation for all technical work. A key aspect is driving improvement through Kaizen, making recommendations for facilities or process enhancements, and maintaining an efficient working environment. The Technical Manager must work to site health, safety, and quality standards, be proactive in reporting issues, and control chemical and process hazards. The duties are indicative and may vary over time, with the expectation that post holders will undertake other relevant duties.

Requirements

Education to degree level within chemistry, chemical engineering or other relevant scientific discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
Eight years or more experience working with adhesives, coatings, polymers, plastics, formulation development, material properties or other equivalent experience.
Proven experience in technical management.
A strong understanding of chemistry and the relevant technologies.
Experience presenting to a wide range of audiences at all levels of the business including non-technical and business leaders.
An awareness of sustainability, environment, health and safety issues.
Strong IT skills including MS Office packages.
Good organizational skills and a methodical approach to work.
Ability to manage and balance workload to meet agreed project targets.
Ability to lead, manage and empower teams.
Knowledge in a relevant scientific discipline.
Data/information collection, management, and analysis.
Planning and organisation
Proactive, self-motivation and able to use initiative.
Attention to detail.
Effective communication skills – verbal and written across all levels of the organization
Flexibility to adapt to the needs of customers or business objectives.
Teamwork

Nice To Haves

Chemical manufacturing experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

Oversee the local technical team and day to day activities within NPD and QC.
Providing mentorship, training and guidance to ensure the delivery of high quality work.
Lead and manage the project portfolio within your region, adhering to project timelines and coordinating resources globally with other regional technical leaders.
Maintain and update EHS risk assessments, COSHH and SOPs for laboratory environments.
Maintain and develop NPD and QC systems and procedures as well as implementation of new SOPs when needed.
Carrying out work in compliance to ISO 9001.
Provide technical guidance and governance to the business.
Support and lead teams through development projects and quality investigations.
Liaise with commercial and marketing functions, supporting the development and implementation of the technical roadmap and business strategy.
Confers with scientists, engineers and customers/potential customers regarding research, field test results, and prepares technical papers and reports.
Maintain accurate documentation for all technical work through the team.
Preparing updates, reporting progress and results to leadership and key stakeholders.
Conveys technical ideas in written or verbal reports at a suitable level for the audience.
Be a leader and drive improvement of everything. “Kaizen is the way of life”.
Make recommendations for improvements to facilities or processes when needed.
Maintain an efficient practical working environment.
Works to site health, safety, and quality standards.
Proactive in reporting issues and making improvements.
Controls chemical and process hazards in the laboratory through internal procedures.