Chemist-Coating Specialist

Mativ Holdings, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 81,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Chemist Coating Specialist for the Brownville & Lowville mills in New York. The role focuses on driving process improvements, quality, and cost optimization across coating and papermaking operations.

The position requires a chemical engineering background, 7 years in manufacturing (paper/coating), Lean Six Sigma knowledge, and strong leadership and analytical skills. Travel up to 10% may be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, or related areas such as pulp and paper science, with ability to troubleshoot processes.
• Prior related experience in a process-oriented manufacturing environment and continuous improvement such as Lean and Six Sigma preferred.
• Experience; 7 years in manufacturing required in paper or coating operations.
• Microsoft programs, Quality databases, and preference for DCS/QCS knowledge.
• Ability to design and evaluate equipment and processes in terms of chemistry, control strategies, mechanical integrity, energy transfer, thermodynamics, mass transfer, and fluid dynamics.
• Strong leadership and communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced production setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth understanding of manufacturing equipment and processes to manage new product development, cost reduction opportunities, and process optimization.
• Support and exemplify Mativ Value system to achieve business goals.
• Support the Zero Incident Culture for safety and environmental safety.
• Lead zero-incident safety culture initiatives like planned inspections and Velocity reporting.
• Complete required safety trainings and contribute to a safer workplace.
• Support technical efforts to drive quality performance and continuous improvement in papermaking and off-line coating processes.
• Provide quality expectations, specifications, standards and technical expertise to Operations for customer satisfaction and first-time quality.
• Develop and implement systems to analyze mill process capability and communicate concerns.
• Manage supplier quality in cooperation with procurement and COA information to ensure cost-effective materials.
• Provide technical knowledge to improve existing products and new product development.
• Execute cost optimization projects through substitutions, reduced variability, and improved efficiency.
• Collaborate on technical reports documenting trials, improvements, and cause-effect relationships.
• Support development and execution of capital projects and ensure trial activities comply with laws and safety requirements.
• Conduct laboratory and machine trials for new product development; work with cross-functional teams and customers.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Multi-tasking

Detail oriented

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related

Lean Six Sigma knowledge (preferred)

Tools

DCS/QCS knowledge

Quality databases

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Mativ Brownville &Lowville is looking for a Chemist_Coating Specialist to join our dynamic team where your experience and efforts make a difference. This position will be located in the Brownville & Lowville,NY mills. The incumbentwill work within the Operations & Technical Departments to support key initiatives and help drive and achieve short and long-term goals.This position will be expected to help look at the overall business (from raw materials to finished products), prioritize process improvements needs, work with the team to find solutions and take responsibility for implementing those solutions. This position will report to Lowville Site Operations Manager.

Responsibilities:

Develop an in-depth understanding of all manufacturing equipment and processes to effectively manage new product development, cost reduction opportunities, and process optimization

Support,participateand exemplify the corporate Mativ Value system asappropriate, with theobjectiveof achieving overall business goals andobjectives.

Support the Mativ Zero Incident Culture for safety and environmental in the philosophy that all incidents are preventable.

Participate inand lead zero incident safety culture initiatives such as planned inspections, Velocity reporting and investigations, PPE auditing, etc.

Complete all required safety training activities.

Supportbothmill’s technical efforts to drive quality performance and continuous improvement of our papermaking and off-line coating processes.

Provide adequate quality expectations, specifications, standards and technical expertise to the Operations team to ensure customer satisfactionand 1st time quality execution.

Develop and implement systems to ensure analysis of mill process capabilityin relation to specifications. Communicate and address identified concerns, as appropriate.

Manage supplier quality concernsin cooperative effort with procurement and COA information to ensure cost-effective delivery of materials that allow us to produce quality products in an economical fashion.

Provide technical knowledge to improvethequality of existing products and/or new productdevelopment.

Complete cost optimization projects that provide significant savingsthrough product substitution, reduced variability, improved quality, and higher operatingefficiency.

Collaborate ontechnical reports that clearly document trials, process improvement results, and capture cause and effect relationships.

Support development and execution of capital projects.

Ensure trial activitiescomply withcorporate, state, and federal laws and regulations, including employee and product safety requirements

Conduct laboratory and machine trials to support new product development projects

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as Operations and Technical,to develop and execute trial plans.

Work with cross-functional teams internal and external to the organization, including customers

Determineand test Critical to Quality specifications for products and processes

Create and control intellectual property

Serve as an expert in product design

Execute projects within the framework of the established Stage-Gate process

Generate technical reports with relevant data, conclusions, and recommendations

Travel up to 10 %, excluding local travel to outside service providers, customers, or internal mill locations

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, or related areas such as pulp and paper science, anddemonstratesprocess troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving abilities.

Prior related experience in a process-oriented manufacturing environment and continuous improvement processes such as Lean and Six Sigma are preferred.

Experience; 7 years inmanufacturingrequiredin paper or coating operations

Microsoft programs, Quality databases, and preference for DCS/QCS knowledge.

Must have the ability to design and evaluate equipment and processes in terms of chemistry, control strategies, mechanical integrity, energy transfer, thermodynamics, mass transfer, and fluid dynamics.

Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to communicate within all levels of the organization.

Ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced production setting

Required Skills:

Highly motivated and self-directed to enable success in working in a matrix reportingenvironment.

Strong problem solving, quantitative,andanalytical skills.

Detail-oriented and excellent organizational skills

Strong skills in various applicationsincludingMicrosoft, and ERP systems

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong presentation and training skills

PreferredSaturation and Coatingapplicationor formulation experience

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. The range for this position is $80,600-$127,400 .

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.