Position Statement:
- Heading up product development for hot melts and labeling adhesives to give market leading advantages with hands-on approach
- Technical testing for find suitable products for customers applications
- Ensure quality standards and track + tracability are in place and systems are in place to support sales team
- Retain QC samples are collected and stored correctly
- Supporting customers trials and field support in a technical capacity
Performance Objectives:
- Put Alphabond in leading position with market leading in-house novel products
- Oversee toll manufacturing scale-up
- Enable sales team to focus on growth by taking testing and development work off them
Compliance Expectations:
- Total commitment to the companies Triple-R values – responsibility, results and relationships
- Commitment to Mission and Vision of the business
Roles and Responsibilities:
DEPT 1 – Technical service management
- Oversea evaluation and match customers substrate materials with suitable adhesives for the application
- Oversea Test products in different environments and document results for Sales team
- Supporting line trials in technical capacity
DEPT 2 – R&D of new Products
- Developing market leading novel products
- Evaluate raw material technologies and use key technologies to bring advanced products to the company
- Souce and Partner with key toll producers
- Bring USP’s to the company and eliminate dependence on suppliers R&D facilities
- Able to research and bring together key partners to ensure latest technology is available
DEPT 3 – Quality control
- Ensure all products in are track and traceable
- Ensure compliance with ISO9001 standards
- Implement KPI’s to show departments progress
DEPT 4 – Systematised
Put in system in place like a ‘think tank’ to systematize research and put evaluation of products into a database
DEPT 5 – Legal Compliance
- To ensure we are complying legally with regulations such as Reach etc
- Writing MSDS sheets
Key Performance Indicators:
- GP from Successful New product developments launched
- Technical tests completed
Essential Selection Criteria:
- Minimum of 5 years experience in adhesives in either formulating or technical service
- Experienced in the raw material technologies
- Must be computer literate to a reasonable degree of proficiency in office including: word, excel etc
- Positive, friendly and cheerful disposition
- Demonstrated ability to build systems within laboratory environment
- Able to work as part of a team
- Look and act in a professional manner
Ideal Selection Criteria:
- Experience in manufacture and processing adhesives
- Preferred to have someone with sales experience