Technical Service Manager

Title: Technical Service Manager
Location: Angleton, TX

Salary: $120,000 - $170,000
Schedule: 9/80 schedule available
Relocation Available
Website: Olin.com

Focus: The Olin Epoxy business has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Technical Service Manager in our R&D/Technical Service laboratory which is comprised of premier researchers, application developers and technical service experts located around the world. The Technical Service Manager is responsible for the growth of existing product sales; enabling new innovation sales via customer qualifications of new products; working with quality, manufacturing and R&D teams in troubleshooting customer issues; and chartering new product development efforts with R&D in response to customer needs. The incumbent will be responsible for technical service in the coatings and civil engineering market segments.

Olin Epoxy is a leading global supplier of epoxy components and formulated systems and is looking for continuous growth in the area of coating and civil engineering global markets. The Technical Service Manager, as part of R&D and Technical Service & Development team, will be the technical interface between the Olin Epoxy business and customers. The incumbent will work for product development through an understanding of the complex customer unmet needs, defining qualification criteria and continuously working with the marketing and commercial team for strategy and commercialization implementation.

Technical Service Manager Essential Job Functions:

• Interface directly with external customers and working as a team with Olin Epoxy sales and marketing to understand application requirements necessary for success.
• Translate customer needs into key structure/property and mechanism knowledge for improved material development.
• Use developed understanding to help design new formulations for the coatings and civil engineering market.
• Collaborate across functions/groups as needed to drive project success.
• Internal and external communication of technologies and project results.
• Secure intellectual property on key technologies and compositions.
• Work externally to advance Olin Epoxy's reputation as a leading science and technology company in the Epoxy coating and civil engineering industries.

• Bachelor's Degree* in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science/Engineering, Material Science or related fields. Master's Degree or PhD* preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of related industrial work experience; Experience in R&D, application development, product implementation and customer product testing preferred
• Ability to multitask and balance competing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel 30% of the time. Must possess a valid US driver's license.
• Prior Olin experience in a relevant position preferred.

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*Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.

*Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship to applicants not authorized to work in the US. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN or who need sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Olin is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.