Technology Leader
DESCRIPTION:
About Avient:
Avient Corporation provides specialised and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
· Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
· Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
· Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
· Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com
WHY AVIENT:
At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient, and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
At Avient, we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions in hiring, promotion, development, compensation, and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance.
Job Title: Technology Leader
Job Location: Plot No. F-27, MIDC, Ranjangaon, Taluka-Shirur, Pune, India, 412220.
Job Summary:
As the Technology Leader, you will play a pivotal role in leading our Research and Development department in India to drive innovation, develop new products, and enhance existing ones. You will oversee a team of R&D staff, shared services, and process technicians, ensuring alignment with the company goals and objectives.
Essential Functions:
1. Strategic Leadership
· Develop and execute the R&D strategy in alignment with corporate technology’s overall objectives
· Drive innovation initiatives to enhance product development processes and technologies
· Identify emerging trends and technologies relevant to our industry and incorporate them into our R&D roadmap
· Partner internally and externally to innovate new technology and penetrate strategic markets to solve customer problems
2. Team Management
· Drive a culture of innovation through creativity, cooperation, collaboration, and engagement
· Set clear goals and expectations, and regularly evaluate team performance against key metrics
· Plan, direct, and co-ordinate product development functions independently
· Plan raw material cost saving programs through collaboration with Purchasing, Product, Production and Sales departments, where appropriate
· Partner effectively with product stewardship
· Business liaison for pipeline of projects
3. Project Management
· Co-ordinate cross-functional teams to ensure seamless collaboration between R&D, Business Units, and other departments
· Manage innovation portfolios, technology roadmaps and resources consistently with business unit priorities
· Formulate compounds to meet customers’ requirements with respect to mechanical properties, electrical properties, flame resistance, UV stability, flow, surface appearance, shrinkage, etc.
· Coordinate with other Avient sites for technology transfers where necessary.
· Maintain and protect all formulations developed, as well as all formulations transferred from other Avient sites
· Coordinate with business units for technology transfer
· Understand and select appropriate raw materials, including base resin, fillers, flame retardants, stabilizers, lubricants, etc. to achieve the required compound properties and applications
· Source new raw materials for product development purposes
· Responsible for all technology-related training
4. Other duties as assigned
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.
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QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
· Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering or related field.
· 20+ years of experience in Technology/ R&D
Additional Qualifications:
- Demonstrated process improvement focus and project management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Performs independently and effectively coaches others to achieve results in a matrix environment.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and influence all levels of organization (Avient and Customer), including the VP/GM level.
- Ability to interact, present, and influence cross functionally and globally, both internally and externally, with customers.
Competencies:
Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behaviour that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles while supporting individual and career development.
Physical Demands:
The demands of the position that are on site Job 5 day’s week must be met by an employee to successfully perform all essential duties and responsibilities of the job.
- Requires standing and sitting for prolonged periods of time, talking, and listening.
- Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.
EH&S Requirements:
Avient integrates EH&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EH&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EH&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EH&S a priority within the organisation.
· Security includes physical security and cyber security.
· Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.