Over 90 years of quality products and superior service.

Job Description:

SUMMARY

Research and Development management position responsible for technology and team leadership, project management and tracking, and personnel development to facilitate and drive product development from concept to commercialization. The successful candidate will be a productive scientist with exceptional capabilities to deliver against technical objectives as well as demonstrated communication, supervisory, and team-building skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

40% Lead and drive a segment of R&D projects and project management processes. Involves leading technical teams and providing technical direction for major projects and programs critical to the organization.

20% Establish close relationships with other corporate teams, plant operations, and customers to assist with product and process issues and rapidly provide workable solutions.

20% Foster and develop novel concepts and product innovations by leveraging knowledge and experience, applying to SGI market needs, and establishing technical proofs of concept and business cases.

20% Manage performance and development of technical staff in support of delivering on technical and company objectives.

Level Based Competencies

• Building Customer Relationships

• Aligning Performance for Success

• Coaching

• Execution

• Driving Innovation

• Business Acumen

• Technical / Professional Knowledge and Skills

• Resolving Conflicts

• Delegation and Empowerment

• Influencing

• Guiding Team Success

Technical Knowledge / Skills

• Extensive expertise in technologies pertinent to SGI, to customers, and to new markets (intermediate)

• Advanced technical background and ability to apply knowledge to market needs and deliver commercially viable solutions in the areas critical to the company (advanced)

• Able to convey advanced technical topics to broad audiences, including upper management, plant personnel, and customers (advanced)

• Expertise in intellectual property processes, strategies, and landscape analysis (intermediate)

• Knowledge of product lines, SGI businesses, scale up processes (advanced)

• Broad understanding of customer products and processes (intermediate)

General Knowledge / Skills

• Highly effective verbal and written communicator (advanced)

• Self-starter disposition with ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks (advanced)

• Ability to see the big picture and strategize (advanced)

• Demonstrates rapid analysis and problem solving capabilities (advanced)

• Demonstrates collaborative and team-building skills (advanced)

• Demonstrates high level of business acumen (advanced)

Leadership / Supervision

• Effective at individual and team performance management and development

• Comfortable interacting at all levels of the company and with customers

• Maintains alignment of goals and milestones with business needs and company objectives

• Embraces and drives performance review, goal setting, and individual development processes

• Proactively works with stakeholders, including operations, sales & marketing, engineering, and purchasing to identify and correct problems

• Effectively provides to and seeks feedback from other team members when needed

Education / Experience

• PhD in relevant scientific or engineering disciplines, with a minimum of 10 years of industrial laboratory / R&D experience leveraging similar technologies, including 5 years of supervisory experience, or

• MS in relevant scientific or engineering disciplines, with a minimum of 12 years of industrial laboratory / R&D experience leveraging similar technologies, including 5 years of supervisory experience, or

• BS in relevant scientific or engineering disciplines, with a minimum of 15 years of industrial laboratory / R&D experience leveraging similar technologies, including 5 years of supervisory experience.

Dimensions

No. of direct reports: 3-10

No. of indirect reports: 0-10

Travel requirements: Domestic up to 20%

Budget responsibility: No

Working conditions: Primarily industrial R&D laboratory and office setting, requiring eye, hearing, hand, foot, and respiratory PPE. Occasional duties at manufacturing locations may be performed in enclosed facilities and/or outdoor areas where extremes of heat, cold, dust, noise, wet conditions and rough terrain exist

Physical requirements: Computer, MSHA / OSHA, lifting objects up to 40 lbs., extended or irregular hours, bending, kneeling, stooping

At Specialty Granules LLC , we believe our employees are our greatest resource.We offer competitive salary, benefits, and vacation package for all full-time permanent positions.

Specialty Granules LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer-sponsored visa (work permit).

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