Technical Manager Papermaking (USA)

What We Offer:
Medical Dental Vision insurance effective the 1st of the month following start date
401K 100% match at 5% 1st of the month following start date
Health & Wellness reimbursements
Employee Family Assistant Programs
Product purchase program
Opportunities to take part in job-related training and development
Growth and progression opportunities within the larger J. D. Irving group of companies
Relocation cost (if applicable)

Product Improvement

• Own the basesheet development initiatives that are part of the 3year papermaking product development roadmap for assigned categories

• Own trial design success criteria and recommendation

• Author trial charters and experimental plans with success criteria; execute validation runs and oversee sample/test plans

• Convert consumer and lab results into clear go/nogo recommendations for product development reviews with Product Management/Quality/Marketing/Executive Leadership

• Define Specifications & Critical to Quality parameters

Innovation

• Execute & support Sales/Marketing product innovation initiatives

• Drive changes and develop processes to enhance products / margin

• Lead external trials and evaluations with suppliers and labs (chemistry fabrics papermaking converting analytical testing)

• Ensure NDA and datahandling compliance with vendors

• Investigate and implement new technologies

• Influence changes ideas and developments

• Regularly benchmark vs. competitive/National brands to understand positioning and areas for improvement

Support

• Provide multisite technical support for quality and runnability

• Provide technical support to customers / quality systems

• Provide support for significant operational and quality issues directly at the sites

• Ability to analyze and interpret data to drive to root cause of technical issues

• Mentor junior engineers

• Engage and influence all levels of the company

• Lead technical seminars for our operational/process staff.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related technical field (Chemical or Pulp & Paper preferred) or equivalent experience
• 1015 years of tissue/towel papermaking experience including TAD technology process optimization and trial/experimental design
• Experience in R&D Product Development and/or Quality
• Strong knowledge of papermaking processes; pulp mill process knowledge is an asset
• Proficiency in experimental design statistics data analysis visualization and root cause problem solving
• Project management experience including A3 and Gantt chart methodologies
• Strong leadership coaching mentoring and communication skills across all organizational levels