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Polymer Engineer II
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| Job Type |
Full-time |
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| Job Status |
Interviewing |
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| Location |
Georgia |
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| Start Date |
ASAP |
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| Job Description |
Design and develop processes for manufacturing carpet and related products utilizing principles and technology of coatings, polymers, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering and related physical and natural sciences.
- Lead improvement teams, to evaluate, with experimentation of new back coating systems and technology and establish written procedures for management.
- Responsible for mill trials and analyzing operating procedures and equipment functions to improve product attributes, reduce processing time and cost, and provide written documentation of results.
- Direct activities of a small group of R&D engineers responsible for developing improved backing systems.
- Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
- This position reports to the Vice President of Flooring Research and Development and is responsible for managing multiple R&D projects, with emphasis on broadloom and modular carpet back coating.
- Design experiments to lead toward continuous product and process improvement
- Work with vendors and customers on joint improvement projects.
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| Qualifications |
- A Bachelor’s degree and knowledge in a related Chemistry or Chemical Engineering field such as Polymer Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
Master’s or Doctorate degree preferred.
- Excellent working knowledge of management processes, product development, and managing to budgets.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals and financial reports and perform a variety of tasks.
- Effectively present information to management.
- Respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers or regulatory agencies.
- A minimum of 2-5 years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment required.
- Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and perform under pressure.
- Familiar with the chemistry and processes used for coating materials and the field’s standard practices and procedures.
- Excellent verbal, written communication, problem-solving capabilities and be detail oriented and well organized.
- Wide degree of creativity and latitude for independent action and judgment.
- Leadership and management skills to direct and motivate staff.
- Must be a self-starter and have a strong bias for action.
- Six Sigma and Lean Training a plus.
- Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
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| Number of Openings |
1 |
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