Material Industrialization Engineer

Job Description

THE POSITION

The Material Industrialization Engineer - CS - is responsible for material industrialization of alternative materials and new production technologies for Conveying Solutions. Foster the effective know how transfer in cooperation with central departments. Contact and collaboration with internal and external partners for materials strategy focused on product requirements. Managing different projects to support the region reporting to the Head of Material Process Engineering CS. Support of CS plants in US, Mexico and Brazil.

Knowledge Management

• Facilitate know-how gathering, filing and preservation for future use and support investment process.
• Communicate and execute the CT IAM PD MatPE strategy into the organization.
• Manage, review and steer Material Industrialization projects according.

Development

• Work with Material Team for industrialization and cooperation with central departments and external partners for implementation of new raw materials and production technologies.
• Support PUR and SCM on technical discussions regarding alternate raw materials. 
• Foster material savings, phase-out of hazardous materials, cost improvement projects and activities according to product requirements and customer focus.
• Support the effective product and know how transfers, technology for manufacturing processes and troubleshooting between facilities.
• Develop competent technical resources to meet the goals of the business.
• Keep contact with central departments on research topics.
• Cooperation with external partners (suppliers, universities, institutes).

Supplier Contact

• Contact and collaborate with supplier (fabric, cord, polymers, rubber chemicals, etc.) to support product localization, quality, material property deviation and sampling processes.
• Check availability and capability of raw material sources.
• Implement new alternative material supplier and support supplier audit.

Lab Testing

• Organize laboratory testing on alternate materials.
• Evaluate and interpret results.
• Support to protect and create intellectual property for the group.

Material Inspection & Validation

• Evaluation and approval of product and material properties during industrialization in accordance with product requirements.
• Foster material introduction at the facilities according to regional strategy.

Benchmark

• Support competitor samples and situation analysis. 

Environment

• Ensure environmentally friendly handling of materials, avoid the use and introduction of hazardous materials.
• Fulfill legal and customer requirements in collaboration with Corporate Health and Safety.

Quality

• Support on project/product complaints and investigations.
• Supplier Audits, Supplier Approval.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY

• Immediate Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition & Employee Discounts
• Annual Bonus
• Employer 401(k) Match
• And more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Chemical Engineer in Engineering.
• 2 years experience with Conveying Solutions products and application fields.
• Experience in the industrialization of technical products.
• technical knowledge of materials (chemicals, compounds, textile cord, textile fabric, steel cord).
• ability to travel 10% annually.
• ability to understand, read, and write in English.

This position is part of the One ContiTech reorganization. ContiTech employees will be given preference in the candidate selection.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years experience with Conveying Solutions products and application fields.
• overall technical knowledge of Conveying Solutions products and application fields.
• overall knowledge of belt development/physics/processes.
• project management skills.
• Quality management methods (FMEA, Statistics, 6 sigma, Yokoten).
• Experience in Project Management - Planning, Leading, Monitoring, Risk management.