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Job Title: Technical Manager – Adhesives & Coatings
Salary: Negotiable / around £60k pa plus Car
Location: West Midlands
Reference: GYJ79273
Contact:
Telephone: 0141 6476688
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Fantastic opportunity for aGraduate Chemist, (or equivalent),with experience of working in aSupervisory capacitywithin a manufacturing or laboratoryTechnical role. Experience within the adhesives & coatingssectors for silicone, paper & film raw materials is highly advantageous.
Assistance with relocation.
* Role reports to: Managing Director
* Responsible for all technical aspects of operation
* Budget accountability for own Dept
* No of direct reports: 2
ROLE SUMMARY
The successful Candidate will be accountable for all technical aspects of company products & their manufacture.
The main areas being ensuring consistency of product quality; addressing and managing product improvements; addressing customer’s quality issues; provision of technical advice; and development of products.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Management of the technical department activities and the 2 quality control staff.
* To provide technical advice.
* Accountable for applying technical skills to ensure product quality meets customer expectations and our specifications consistently.
* Raising, maintaining & issuing purchase specifications for raw materials.
* Raising and maintaining technical specifications and the administration of these documents.
* Creation and maintenance of production control documents for coating processes.
* Involvement in the design of new products within the company.
* Raising and overseeing trial production runs and reporting the outcomes.
* Providing technical support to the sales department.
* Accountable for maintaining and improving process controls that safeguard product quality.
* Reducing quality failures from the technical perspective.
* Assisting in controlling and reducing waste.
* Dealing with the technical aspects of customer complaints – i.e. investigating the validity of complaints; liaising with customer’s and internal departments; raising and progressing corrective actions; written reports suitable for both internal and external use.
ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
Ability to work on own and to work in harmony with others to illicit the best from team working.
Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and change.
Good report writing skills
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Analytical
Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Self-motivator
Strong logical and systematic problem solving skills
Clear communication skills oral and written
Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and change
BENEFITS INCLUDE :
Co Car, BUPA, Pension / Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Medical Insurance
Key Words: Release Liners, Closure Liners, Labels, Pressure Sensitive Labels, PSL, Self Adhesive Labels, Envelope, Mailing.
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