Plant Technical Manager – Rubber Chemistry & Process

Hexpol Ab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

HEXPOL Compounding Americas in Long Beach, CA is seeking a senior technical leader to guide chemists and technical staff in delivering high-quality rubber compounding solutions, while maintaining safety and environmental standards.

This on-site role focuses on developing recipes, coordinating R&D to production, and driving Six Sigma and LEAN programs to improve productivity and cost savings. Travel to other locations may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science or Chemical Engineering required.
• Seven years of leadership/supervisory experience in a technical capacity.
• Working knowledge of Six Sigma, LEAN manufacturing, and ISO 9001/14001.
• Thorough knowledge of mixing equipment and testing equipment and processes.
• Proficient written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Solid organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks, meet tight deadlines, and manage a broad range of responsibilities.
• Ability to coach and develop Associates.
• Ability to interact well with all personality types in a leadership role.
• Strong cooperation, collaboration, and team-building skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on continuous improvement.

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.

Skills

Leadership

Six Sigma

LEAN manufacturing

Quality systems

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Mixing equipment

Testing equipment

Job description

HEXPOL Compounding Americas in Long Beach, CA is seeking a senior technical leader to guide chemists and technical staff in delivering high-quality rubber compounding solutions, while maintaining safety and environmental standards.

This on-site role focuses on developing recipes, coordinating R&D to production, and driving Six Sigma and LEAN programs to improve productivity and cost savings. Travel to other locations may be required.