Duraco Specialty Tapes and Liners – A Duraco Specialty Materials® Company · 17 hours ago
New Product Development Scientist
Owatonna, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expDuraco Specialty Tapes and Liners is a company focused on specialty materials, and they are seeking a New Product Development Scientist. This role involves overseeing product development activities, conducting lab work, and providing technical support to stakeholders, while also maintaining supplier relationships and collaborating with various teams for successful product commercialization.
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Responsibilities
Oversee and execute development and technical support for Duraco Specialty Tapes & Liners New Product Development (NPD) pipeline, with ability to deliver minimum 5 product launches per year
Conduct required laboratory experimentation and testing, provide leadership in Silicone release coating formulation development, new release liner prototyping, materials design, process optimization, and product testing that aligns with Duraco Specialty Tapes & Liners site capabilities and strategic initiatives
Provide technical assistance in related regulatory compliance matters related to Silicone release coatings and liner products
Engage and collaborate with customers as well as Marketing and Sales Teams to identify key development opportunities and appropriately prioritize projects and initiatives
Strong collaboration with Production, Quality, and other functional teams to ensure efficient product development, scale-up, performance optimization, consistent quality, and successful commercialization
Establishing and cultivating relationships with suppliers of key raw materials
Provide technical leadership in support of cost-savings initiatives including, but not limited to, alternate raw material identification, insource/outsource decisions, and Silicone release coating formulation enhancements for increased throughput and efficiencies
Provide timely data processing, organizing, and reporting to superiors and functional teams, including generating and sharing ideas for NPD projects and opportunities
Proactively identify and implement best safety practices in both laboratory and manufacturing settings
Enhance NPD and Project Management processes and establishing improved IP protection practices
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in a Technical field; preferably Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or Plastics Engineering with excellent hands-on lab experience
3-5 Years of proven track record of developing new Silicone release coating formulations and paper and film release liner products
Experience with development methodologies including project management, stage-gate, ideation, Design of Experiments (DOE), IP management, and literature and patent research
Good knowledge of additives, formulation processing, applications, and analytical test methods as they relate to the development of Si release coating formulations
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products with advanced experience in Excel and analytics programs (e.g., Minitab, JMP, etc.)
Preferred
Understanding and experience with PSAs and PSTC testing methods is desired to help complement release liner and Silicone coating formulation development
Experience in Silicone release coating and web handling processes is highly desirable
Company
Duraco Specialty Tapes and Liners – A Duraco Specialty Materials® Company
Duraco Specialty Tapes and Liners is a leading manufacturer of specialty tapes, which are sold into highly attractive end markets including point-of-purchase displays, appliances, transit packaging, construction, signage, and HVAC.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-07-01Acquired
Leadership Team
Andrea Rodriguez, PHR, SHRM-CP
VP, Chief Human Resources Officer
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