Manager of Digital Inkjet Technology

Sun Chemical Corporation; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Chemical Corporation in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Manager of Digital Inkjet Technology to lead global inkjet projects and drive development of new technologies and products in digital packaging. This hands-on leadership role combines digital inkjet expertise with product development, customer engagement and team leadership.

You will collaborate with international teams, OEMs and partners to move projects from development to trials and implementation, with 25–35% travel.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in digital inkjet technology, applications or products.
• Experience leading or managing a technical team.
• Strong customer-facing experience, ideally involving technical projects, trials or implementation.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple teams, customers or external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead global digital inkjet technology projects across internal teams, customers, OEMs and external partners.
• Drive product development, testing, optimisation and customer trials.
• Provide technical expertise and support to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with commercial teams to deliver customer and business-critical projects.
• Support strategic growth initiatives, particularly in digital packaging.
• Lead and develop a technical team.
• Identify and implement improvements to technology processes and ways of working.
• Coordinate activities across international technology programmes.

Skills

Digital inkjet technology

Team leadership

Customer-facing experience

Project management

Education

Degree in a relevant scientific discipline

Job description

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Location: UK | Onsite | International travel: 25–35%

International candidates welcome: We welcome candidates currently based outside the UK, particularly across Europe. UK work visa sponsorship and relocation support are available for the successful eligible candidate.

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a global leader in packaging and graphic solutions, colour technologies, functional products and electronic materials. With more than $8.5 billion in combined annual sales and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group serves customers across a diverse range of industries and markets.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Manager of Digital Inkjet Technology to lead global digital inkjet projects and help drive the development of new technologies and products, particularly within digital packaging.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining digital inkjet expertise, product development, customer engagement and team leadership. You will work closely with international teams, OEMs, technology partners, commercial teams and customers to take projects from development and testing through to customer trials and implementation.

The role offers significant international exposure and requires approximately 25–35% international travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global digital inkjet technology projects across internal teams, customers, OEMs and external partners.
• Drive product development, testing, optimisation and customer trials.
• Provide technical expertise and support to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with commercial teams to deliver customer and business-critical projects.
• Support strategic growth initiatives, particularly in digital packaging.
• Lead and develop a technical team.
• Identify and implement improvements to technology processes and ways of working.
• Coordinate activities across international technology programmes.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with a combination of digital inkjet expertise, people leadership and customer-facing experience.

• Significant professional experience in digital inkjet technology, applications or products.
• Experience leading or managing a technical team.
• Strong customer-facing experience, ideally involving technical projects, trials or implementation.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple teams, customers or external partners.

Valuable Experience

Experience in one or more of the following would be advantageous:

• Aqueous, UV, solvent or latex inkjet technologies.
• Ink formulation or ink chemistry.
• Digital printing or digital packaging.
• Inkjet printheads, digital presses or related technologies.
• Product development and technical trials.
• Working with OEMs or technology partners.
• Improving technical processes and systems.
• A degree in a relevant scientific or technical discipline is desirable.

We recognise that strong candidates may come from different parts of the digital inkjet ecosystem. If you have significant digital inkjet experience and strong leadership and customer-facing skills, we would encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement listed above.

Why Join Sun Chemical?

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in the development of digital inkjet technology within a global organisation.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Influence new product development and technology strategy.
• Work with major international customers and technology partners.
• Lead and develop a specialist technical team.
• Contribute to growth in digital packaging.
• Work across a global technology organisation.
• Build an international network within the digital printing industry.

If you have the digital inkjet expertise and leadership experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you.