Hybrid/Remote Commercial Technical Lead: Process Innovation

HEXPOL Compounding; Tallapoosa (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HEXPOL Compounding in the United States seeks a technical leader to guide chemists toward high quality, customer service, and productive processes in a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound operation. You will oversee development from R&D through production, support trials, and launch new formulations, while traveling up to 60% to customers and other HEXPOL locations to ensure alignment and value.

This role emphasizes Six Sigma-driven process improvements and collaboration with sales,

Responsibilities

• Oversee and develop commercial compound recipes to support sales activities.
• Coordinate new recipe developments from R and D lab through production, trial production, monitoring customer needs in a timely manner.
• Recommend beneficial changes to customer formulations to add value to customer supplier relationship.
• Manage and distribute projects for development, cost savings, or raw material savings to technical staff.
• Provide technical assistance with customer processing problems by phone or site visit, as necessary.
• Coordinate new projects for launch with management, sales, and internal technical support groups. Follow trials, in plant and at customer location to successfully launch new business.
• Establish and maintain key cost initiatives and VAVE programs.
• Travel to other HEXPOL locations or to customers may be required.
• Perform any other project/task as assigned by Management.

Job description

HEXPOL Compounding in the United States seeks a technical leader to guide chemists toward high quality, customer service, and productive processes in a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound operation. You will oversee development from R&D through production, support trials, and launch new formulations, while traveling up to 60% to customers and other HEXPOL locations to ensure alignment and value.

This role emphasizes Six Sigma-driven process improvements and collaboration with sales,