Manager, Product Development(007160)
BCTS currently employs approximately 400 individuals. In addition to sales and marketing, the company operates a resin plant for automotive coatings industry, producing a range of raw materials of coatings, including acrylics, polyester, polyurethane, e-coat binder, and intermediate grinding resin. A global Digital Transformation Unit (DTU) and global / regional R&D facilities are also operated by BCTS. The R&D facilities consist of spray booths, drying chambers, simulation line laboratories, and physical testing laboratories, which are used to test, refine, and innovate intermediate and finished products related to automotive coatings. DTU analyzes prospective future business sectors for coatings industry to offer digital solutions.
Objectives:
- Coordinates team related topics, such as EHS, IT – topics, etc.
- Drives Development projects and topics within the water borne Basecoat & Primer technology and ensures know-how exchange and collaboration within the Coatings Business Unit globally./Regionally
- Makes sure that Phase gate Projects/Topics are managed on time, in budget guaranteeing proper milestone reviews
- Employing the fundamental understanding of Polymer Chemistry and -Physics to set up resin design targets together with the BC – resin team
- In depth knowledge of application related aspects for Basecoats and Primers, appearance aspects, performance requirement of coatings from different OEMs
- Actively presents information on Basecoat technology to internal and external customers and stakeholders globally as well as to suppliers
- Close collaboration with production department to make sure that we are employing the most efficient production
- Leads a technical team of 2 - 8 technicians operationally
- To Ensure compliance to all required Quality standards (IATF & etc.) and maintain certification Lead role in IATF audit to ensure no major NC
- Exercise a high level of good housekeeping and Health and Safety Awareness within the Lab and ensure others to do the same.
Main Task:
- Follow company policies including EHS, internal and external audit.
- Executing minimum 1 or more Phase gate projects/Topics as per agreed time line at a time
- Maintain effective coordination with Global /Regional technology community
- LEAN/Digital project proposal to improve efficiency & Data control
- Provide Training as and when required to customer & BASF Personnel in Basecoat / Primer aspects of Coating Technologies.
- Ensure compliance to Quality standards IATF, format document preparation for team
- Regular review of the related state of the art for Basecoats and Primer (patent & scientific / conferences literature) to be done and updated / presented in respective exchange meetings
- Training & Motivation to team members to bring up innovative Solutions
- Writes comprehensive reports and patents, also evaluations on data obtained from experimentation and, if necessary, orally/ present observations, conclusions and recommendations to persons in areas of the company's interests.
- Promotes know-how exchange and collaboration within Coatings Business Unit
- Develops self and team members.
Job Requirements:
- Education: Master in Technology/PhD Preferably in Polymer Chemistry or also Polymer Physics
- Minimum 8 years working experience in the field of Automotive OEM Coatings technology development for Master ; More than 5 years working experience for PhD
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