R & D Laboratory Manager / Gravure

• Demonstrated ability to formulate inks and topcoats utilizing UV/EB, solvent, and water-based technologies for decorative applications
• Demonstrated ability to understand printing technology.
• Demonstrated ability to understand pigments, additives and resin chemistries. 
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer requirements into successful commercial products.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capability in customer and manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives with shifting business demands.
• Demonstrated discipline in documentation, organization, and recordkeeping.

How many of these requirments do you meet?

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Materials Science/Engineering, or a related laboratory science field.
• Proven leadership of chemists and technical staff in a laboratory or R&D environment
• Proven deep technical expertise in Gravure inks or other industrial printing technologies.
• Proven success leading laboratory-to-production scale-up and resolving complex formulation and manufacturing challenges.
• Proven success directing customer trials, resolving field issues, and enabling successful commercialization of products.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressive experience in ink formulation, coatings, or a related chemical manufacturing industry.

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• Serve as the primary technical representative, owning customer relationships through direct engagement with existing and prospective customers and acting as a trusted technical advisor and escalation point.
• Support sales and business development initiatives by aligning technical solutions with customer needs, promoting technical capabilities, and driving product adoption, retention, and commercial growth.
• Own and direct customer trial strategy with full accountability for technical execution,customer satisfaction, and commercialization outcomes, while developing, guiding, and overseeing laboratory personnel responsible for trial execution.
• Direct formulation, testing, optimization, and validation of gravure and/or flexographic ink systems across solvent-based, water-based, UV/EB, digital, and related technologies.
• Establish and manage priorities across customer requests, R&D initiatives, and internal technical support activities to ensure timely, high- impact execution.
• Lead laboratory-to-production scale-up activities and resolve complex formulation, processing, and manufacturing challenges in partnership with Operations and Production.
• Evaluate, qualify, and approve raw materials while maintaining strong supplier relationships to support performance, cost opt imization, and supply continuity.
• Develop, implement, and enforce laboratory safety practices, regulatory compliance standards, and robust documentation system s, including TDS, SDS reviews, test records, and change control.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, cost reduction, waste minimization, and product and process reliability.
• Contribute to R&D strategy, budgeting, and long-term product and technology roadmaps by providing technical insight into market trends, competitive positioning, and emerging technologies.