Application Engineering Manager

ZipRecruiter; West Torrington; On-site; USD 106,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in adhesive technology is looking for an Application Engineering Manager based in Torrington, Connecticut. The successful candidate will coordinate global resources and lead technical teams, ensuring top-notch customer solutions and adherence to quality standards. This role requires a strong educational background in an engineering or scientific field, along with significant industry experience in adhesives and coatings.

Benefits

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan (401K)

Life Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Resources

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in workflow management for a technical group.
• 5+ years of experience with adhesives and coatings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination of global Application Engineering team resources.
• Develop and manage technical teams providing consistent solutions.
• Deliver quality assurance to customers by ensuring compliance.

Skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Detail-oriented

Bilingual English and Spanish

Education

BS/BA degree in chemistry, engineering, or relevant science

Job description

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We are only accepting applications through verified recruitment websites listing our job postings (i.e. LinkedIn, Workable, Indeed, etc). Dymax will only contact potential candidates from email addresses in @dymax.com.

About Us

Dymax, part of the Bachmann Chemical & Engineering family of brands is based out of Torrington, Connecticut. Dymax is globally recognized as a pioneer in the development of light-curable adhesives and curing equipment. Today, our expansive portfolio of innovative adhesives, coatings, and maskants are supported by dispense solutions and cutting-edge UV and LED light-curing equipment. Unlike our competitors who supplying standard products, Dymax focuses on the customer experience by tailoring solutions that help customers lower costs, reduce their carbon footprint, improve efficiency, and drive profitability. Our focus on being a customer intimate organization has led us to where we are today: a rapidly expanding force within our industry, an innovative product portfolio, extraordinary employees, and a bright future based on creating quality offerings with a dedication to business growth.

About You

We’re seeking a result-focused, innovative, self-driven, and well-qualified individual to join our talented team as our Application Engineering Manager. Based out of our Torrington, Connecticut, location, you will direct innovative, customized technical solutions for external and internal customers by leveraging core competencies across and between company brands to provide coordinated, integrated, global-scale customer solutions for adhesive and equipment issues. Also, by managing North America field and in-house AE teams to provide timely, robust root cause analyses and corrective actions to nonconformance events

In addition, you will:

• Lead the coordination and integration of global AE team resources engaging BCE brand technical resources by leveraging entity core competencies, and establishing routinized, repeatable customer solution activities
• Optimize departmental application recommendations and root cause conclusions by leveraging experience and subject-matter-expertise with customer intimacy and people-management skills to develop and manage technical teams that provide consistent solutions and timely support for Internal and external stakeholders
• Develop vibrant, responsive, insightful, high-performing AE teams by exercising strong leadership and judgment skills to acquire, train, coach, cultivate, performance manage and develop dynamic, engaged employees. Also, by assigning and distributing work, following up, setting objectives, and managing standards, test results, data collection, analysis techniques, qualification of leads, and reporting formats within the North American AE lab
• Efficiently disseminate product information, resolutions, and recommendations by leading the cross-departmental coordinated flow of issue resolution, root cause analyses, and available alternatives with Customer Service, Sales, Production, R&D, Product Management, and Quality.
• Create product marketing and sales opportunities by engaging with, and providing exceptional assistance to, customers, Territory Sales Managers, and sales channel partners in the design, manufacture, and development and testing of new or revised offerings
• Build product awareness and Dymax product use capabilities by coordinating and providing regular technical training to Territory Sales Managers, sales channel partners, customers, and stakeholders
• Effectively manage and manipulate departmental expertise and strategies by recognizing industry drivers, conducting market and competitor research, analyzing industry and trends, and identifying changes in competitors’ product offerings
• Deliver consistent, dependable quality assurance to customers by ensuring Application Engineers are trained to meet environmental, legal, safety, and compliance standards, and by creating and embracing a culture of quality and customer focus

Requirements

You should have:

• BS/BA degree – preferably in chemistry, engineering, and or relevant science, or materials background
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Windows-based software essential
• 5+ years of experience of workflow management for a technical group
• 5+ years of experience with adhesives and coatings
• Precise, detail-oriented, but with a thirst for knowledge, and an ability to lead and motivate others
• Bilingual English and Spanish advantageous

Benefits

Our company offers its employees:

• Attractive salaries
• Personal growth opportunities
• Excellent benefits packages that include:

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401K)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Generous Paid Time Off and Public Holidays
• Short-Term and Long-Term
• Free uniforms and footwear
• Training & Development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Resources

Salary Range: $106,000-$153,000

Our company takes the compensation of its employees very seriously and considers several factors when determining the total compensation package including but not limited to location, market range, skills, knowledge, experience, and abilities. The base salary range represents the low and high end of our company's salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range. The range listed is just one component of our company's total compensation packages for employees.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to , , , , , , status, domestic violence status, genetics, protected veteran status, , or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.