Technical Manager, Sustainable Materials Production

Evolving Solution Services; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

InventWood is seeking a Technical Manager to lead process development and scale-up from R&D to production for SuperWood products at our Frederick, MD site. You will own production recipes, optimize process settings, and drive QA programs and trials.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in process development or manufacturing and deep knowledge of unit operations, process modeling, and design. This role requires hands-on pilot/production experience and a passion for sustainable materials that can

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in process development, scale-up, or manufacturing innovation.
• Strong understanding of unit operations, process modeling, and industrial process design.
• Proven experience with process optimization tools (DOE, Lean/Six Sigma, SPC).
• Hands-on experience in pilot plant or production environments.

Responsibilities

• Primary technical owner for all process settings and production recipes.
• Point of contact for any requested changes and/or improvement to manufacturing processes.
• Drives product performance, yield improvements, and cycle time reductions.
• Leads efforts to qualify/validate new products and production processes
• Lead team through disciplined Root Cause Analysis of process-related opportunities.
• Ensure appropriate process control data collection and subsequent data analysis.
• Leads trials on production line to optimize settings.
• Leads technical evaluation potential future machine technology solutions, working closely with capital projects and engineering team.
• Primary manufacturing interface with other functions such as R&D and Product Development.
• Works in conjunction with R&D and sales to develop and approve production trial plans for product changes, machine efficiency tests, and any major adjustments to process recipes.
• Supports accounting to ensure true manufacturing costs are reflected by product SKU.

Skills

Process development

Scale-up

Industrial process design

Analytical problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering

Tools

DOE

Lean Six Sigma

SPC

Process control systems

Job description

InventWood is seeking a Technical Manager to lead process development and scale-up from R&D to production for SuperWood products at our Frederick, MD site. You will own production recipes, optimize process settings, and drive QA programs and trials.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in process development or manufacturing and deep knowledge of unit operations, process modeling, and design. This role requires hands-on pilot/production experience and a passion for sustainable materials that can