Non-Woven New Product Development Manager - (MR11088)

If you want a career that offers growth, opportunity and inspiration, consider what is waiting for you at Johns Manville. We've been developing leading edge commercial, industrial and residential building products for almost 150 years, and we’re just getting started. Found in many of the world's largest commercial buildings and all around you, our innovative products insulate, shelter, strengthen and protect in order to make the world a better place. As a $2 billion member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, Johns Manville has the resources and vision for extraordinary growth. We seek highly talented individuals to join our dynamic, financially stable company.Corporate OverviewJohns Manville is a leading construction and building materials manufacturing company that provides innovative solutions for reinforced plastics & non-polymeric composites markets, commercial and residential fiberglass insulation market, roofing industry, filtration products, transportation industry, etc. Specific products include fine fiberglass used to produce insulation tiles used in Space Shuttles. Another example of high precision application is the production of fiberglass used in biological filtration (including HIV virus) applications. We at JM believe that investing in technology is key to our continued leadership in every market and product segment that we participate in.Founded in 1858, JM is headquartered in Denver, CO with global manufacturing locations. Our corporate R&D facility is located in Littleton, CO (Denver Suburb) at the foothills of the beautiful Front Range. The divisional product development centers are located in Ohio, Germany & Slovakia. Globally JM has ~8500 employees. We offer challenging global careers in both scientific and management career paths. We invite to you to visit us at www.jm.com.
Industry LeadershipJohns Manville is considered an industry leader in various markets we serve.
The leader in commercial/industrial insulation and second-largest residential supplier of fiber glass building insulation.
Market leader in specialty insulations for aerospace, automotive and HVAC.
Leading supplier of roofing systems for North American commercial and industrial roofing needs.
Global leader in production of base fiber, fiber glass and polyester spunbond mats.
Worldwide market leader in glass fabrics used in specialty wallcoverings.
Top worldwide producer of ultra-fine fibers for filtration media used in clean rooms air filters.POSITION SUMMARYJohns Manville is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Product Developmental Chemist / Engineer with familiarity of production processes used for non woven (fiberglass & polymeric) products. This position is based at Waterville, OH after an initial training period at JMTC in Littleton, CO. In this position, the person would work with existing team of product development engineers, scientists, project managers, and marketing managers to develop new and next generation of non woven mat products and processes. This position requires keeping internal & external customers in the line of sight, and timely execution of individual responsibilities toward the time to market goals. Additionally, this position requires supervision of a group. Travel to customers, development partners, and pertinent trade shows may be required.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIESDevelop new products and the enabling manufacturing processes. Troubleshoot existing products and processes using sound scientific, statistical principals and 6-Sigma tools.
Be responsible for generating new product and process improvement ideas that add to JM’s overall differentiation in marketplace through technology. Be responsible for presenting and justifying the development / project execution to senior technical and business management.
Hands-on working in lab and plant environment.
Follow the stagegate (phased development) process for project management.Portfolio manage the set of projects through established benefit / effort decision matrix and product costing.
Be responsible for proactively leveraging the best practices and resources within JM, and external knowledge base in the field of Non-Woven products and applications, Materials Science, Chemistry and manufacturing technology towards efficient product development.Fully assess the current state of patents in the pertinent product development areas. Be responsible for pro-actively filing the documents / reports associated with protection of intellectual property.Publish periodic internal progress reports on the projects. Be responsible for organizing project / portfolio / technical initiatives review meetings.
Be responsible for maintaining an external network consisting of testing labs, independent research institutions, etc. which could be leveraged to complement the internal resources towards efficient product development and meeting the goals of time to market, time to volume, etc.
Direct the activities of group of chemist, chemical engineers and technicians. Be responsible for staffing up the group against the strategic needs of the businesses. Be responsible for fostering and maintaining ‘Safety First’ culture and work environment.
Must be willing to support manufacturing or business unit activities as necessary, to provide technical support for chemical raw material changes.QUALIFICATIONSPh.D. in Chemistry, Polymer Science or Engineering ( or related discipline)Must have 5-10 years in Non Woven industry with emphasis on wet laid technology.
Proven leadership qualities, mentor, consensus builder. Effective communication skills.
Knowledge of Non Woven mat products, marketplace, competitive technologies, equipment suppliers.Hand on experience with equipment used in non-woven processes.Familiarity with routing analytical characterization techniques.Experience in buying and installing lab instruments.
Familiarity with routine literature / patent search methods.Experience with typical non woven processes (wet laid, air laid, needling, carding, hydroentanglement, etc.) would be a must.Plant / Production / Scale Up experience.Experienced in public presentations.Knowledge and experience of statistical analysis & six-sigma tools.Ability to work with plants, vendors and external customers.Ability to select, buy and install lab equipment. Ability to set up a pilot lab.Formulation experience would be a plus.Proof of technical successful project completion and patent publications.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.************************************************
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