Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Shawmut Advanced Materials provides innovations in pliable polymer materials, which include, fibers, textiles, adhesives, films, flexible foams and nonwovens. These innovations are found in a multitude of industries including automotive, medical and military. Integral to their innovation capability is to maintain a world class laboratory for testing new product development and maintaining compliance of our existing commercial products being produced in our facility in Burlington, NC.

DUTIES (Perform or Oversee):

· Direct supervision of the laboratory team

· Assure sustainability of our Laboratory Accreditation to ISO 17025, and manage lab per requirements set forth in ISO 17025.

· Ensure maintenance and calibration of all lab equipment.

· Maintain on time and accurate reporting deliverables these may include, preproduction approval testing, product validation and all testing required for product commercialization

· Manage compliance testing of all production products according to product specifications or customer requirements

· Perform lab testing duties as required

· Support functional teams with test data and analytical activities

· Maintain culture of continuous improvement 

· Maintain compliance with Shawmut’s Product Phase Gate deliverables for lab management 

Requirements

 · 3 years of laboratory supervision or related management experience in a laboratory environment.

· 4-year degree in Textiles, Material Science or related field a plus.

· Demonstrate competency in statistical techniques and color/appearance measurement as applicable.

· Experience working with IATF, ASTM, AATCC & ISO standards. 

· Must have good level computer skills, Microsoft Office Applications, including Word and Excel. 

· Must be detailed oriented. 

· Must have good communication skills, both orally and in writing, to interface with all levels of the organization.