Industrialisation Technologist: Concept to Scale-Up

Manucomm Recruitment Ltd; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day WFH after probation

Relocation package may be available

Job summary

Manucomm Recruitment Ltd is assisting a client in Bridgwater to hire an Innovations and Industrialisation Technologist. The role bridges Innovation and Operations to move new products from concept to full commercial production.

The successful candidate will lead scale-up, lab and pilot trials, and technology transfer, ideally with textiles, nonwovens or related manufacturing experience. Excellent analytical and cross-functional collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience taking products from development through scale-up to full commercialisation.
• Strong experience in plant trials, process optimisation and technology transfer.
• Ideally from textiles, nonwovens or a similar manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and material development through to commercialisation.
• Plan and lead laboratory, pilot and full-scale plant trials.
• Develop scale-up and industrialisation strategies.
• Optimise processes and establish critical process parameters and controls.
• Lead technology transfer from Innovation into Operations.
• Ensure products are ready for safe, efficient and repeatable manufacture.
• Provide technical support, root-cause analysis and problem solving.
• Analyse trial data and drive continuous improvement.
• Produce technical documentation, specifications and trial reports.
• Work closely with Innovation, Operations, Quality, Engineering and customers.

Skills

Scale-up

Plant trials

Tech transfer

Process optimisation

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Textile Technology

Materials Science

Polymer Science

Chemistry

Engineering

Job description

Manucomm Recruitment Ltd is assisting a client in Bridgwater to hire an Innovations and Industrialisation Technologist. The role bridges Innovation and Operations to move new products from concept to full commercial production.

The successful candidate will lead scale-up, lab and pilot trials, and technology transfer, ideally with textiles, nonwovens or related manufacturing experience. Excellent analytical and cross-functional collaboration skills are essential.