Sr. Technical Manager

Mativ; Stevens Point (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ is seeking a Senior Technical Manager to lead quality and technical operations across our Neenah and Stevens Point sites in Wisconsin. This on-site role requires coordinating with multiple functions to meet safety, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and travel between sites as needed.

The ideal candidate has engineering credentials and 5+ years in manufacturing quality or technical leadership, with a proven ability to drive process improvements, manage audits, and mentor teams across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a technical field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing quality or technical leadership experience.
• Ability to travel to customer sites if requested.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety and quality as part of site leadership teams.
• Provide technical expertise to modify mill processes to improve quality and profitability.
• Address customer complaints with thorough investigations and corrective actions.
• Develop customer relationships and understand asset capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with external certifications and manage audits.
• Support third-party contract manufacturing partners and suppliers.
• Oversee Quality Management System implementation and ongoing execution.
• Act as liaison between Sales/Customer Service and Operations.
• Mentor direct reports and develop the quality organization.
• Share best practices across the global quality organization.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

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.

Location: Whiting Mill, Neenah Mill and Neenah Converting Center

Description:

The SeniorTechnicalManager is responsible formaintainingcustomer satisfactionexpectationsfor three of Mativ’s specialty paper and packaging facilities, as well as evaluating,prioritizingandexecutingimprovement strategies.Thison-siteposition can bebased out of eitherNeenah, WIor Stevens Point, WI, but will requireregulartravel between the sites.

Responsibilities:

• Promote a culture of safety and quality by modeling strong leadership behavioras part of theWhiting Mill, Neenah Mill, and Neenah Converting Center site leadership teams.
• Provide technicalexpertisetomodifyexisting mill processesand/orbyaddingnew processes that will improve quality and increase profitability.
• Address customer complaints, including ensuring thorough investigations, assignment of corrective and preventative actions, and communication to internal and external stakeholders.
• Attain new business through the development of superior customer relationshipsanddemonstratedunderstanding ofourassets’capabilities.Maintain athorough understanding ofour performance during new product trialsand a willingness to share information that helps the team advance its skillset and capabilities.
• Protect Mativ’s business bycomplyingwithany external certifications, performingauditsand conducting routine reviews to manage risksand drive continuous improvement.Serveas thecentral pointof contact for multi-site certificates.
• Support the evaluation,approvaland monitoring ofthirdpartycontract manufacturing partners and suppliers.
• Support the evaluation and onboarding of new business and product changesbymeeting all quality and regulatory requirements, such as quality agreements, product specifications, validations, and supplier and supplied material qualification.
• Execute and develop capital projects necessary to sustain or improve new and existing products.
• Ensure the effective implementationand ongoing executionof a Quality Management System.
• Act as the key liaison between Sales/Customer Service and Operations
• Provide oversight to site-specific technical and quality resources in adhering to product specification processes, nonconforming product processes, as well as proper laboratory and testing management.
• Develop a Quality Improvement Plan to elevate customer satisfaction and drive down the cost ofpoor quality.
• Responsible fordevelopingand mentoringdirect reports through setting goals, conducting performancediscussionsand managing team workload.
• Contribute to theglobal quality organizationbydeveloping,implementingand sharingbest practices in a systematic and scalable manner.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineeringor another technical field.
• Aminimum of 5 years’ experienceina manufacturingqualityand ortechnicalleadership roles.
• Ability to travel to customer sites if requested.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree inEngineeringor another technical field with a minimum of10 years’experience, with at least 3in a manufacturing qualityor technicalrole.
• Lean Six Sigma or ASQ Certificationa plus.
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor/Managera plus.
• Strong problem solving, quantitative, analyticalskills.
• Strong skills in various applications including Minitab, Microsoft, and ERP systems
• Strong leadership skills, including change management
• Experience with Quality Management Systems, such as ISO 9001
• Experience withmorehighlyregulated Management Systems, such as Cosmetic and/or Automotive

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.

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.