This person is responsible for managing the metallurgy activities and new materials of the Diamond tool Research and Development business for construction and stone business of Husqvarna. This position is critical for developing diamond tools Globally, as well as supporting all other global R&D initiatives and support functions.
RESPONSIBILITIES OUTLINED:
Management of Department (depending on organizational need)
* Ensure compliance with established Husqvarna Group policies and procedures
* Provide guidance to staff when unique circumstances arise. Handle issues directly with internal customers when required.
* Provide training of department members as needed
* Conduct performance appraisals and provide regular performance feedback and development opportunities to employees
* Responsible for managing new specifications linked to new/existing products
* Support the establishment of manufacturing parameters linked to new / existing raw materials
* Evaluate risk of new product design and manufacturing process
* Ensure that current specifications are meeting market demands on performance
* Coordinate and drive cost savings initiatives linked to Other Material Variances(OMV)
* Assist in selection of new raw materials and vendors
* Approve qualification of new raw materials and identify risk at factory levels
* Support R&D Senior Lead Engineers and PM’s in successful development of new product
* Provide guidance to manufacturing regarding optimization of output and quality consistency
Permanent Objectives:
* Translate the requests of Project Leaders into testing programs of various metallurgical and resin/epoxy recipes
* Evaluate the technical production ability of proposed recipes and launch additional tests including modifications that might improve final results.
* Build and maintain the database of the metallurgical recipes evaluated.
* Initiate new products & new technologies testing whenever available. And proposes research axes.
* Adapt new or current production technologies in order to build new processes.
COMPETENCIES
Core Competencies
* Personal Accountability
* Humility
* Consistently delivers results
* Sets high & sound performance targets
* Anticipates operational problems and offsets negative impact
* Applies sound business judgment
* Anticipates & reacts to changes in business contacts – customer needs
* Drives change to exploit opportunities
* Supports innovation & prudent risk taking
* Assigns, challenges & empowers each individual
* Coaches & develops each individual to their full potential
* Communicates clearly & effectively
* True bearer of Husqvarna values
* Unselfishly reaches out to help colleagues
* Grows colleagues by actively sharing own competencies
* Builds networks & fosters collaborative environment
* Able to work with and through team to get results
* Achieve target deadlines and maintain project specifications
* Respond quickly and work at faster pace than normal, while getting results
* Able to solve new or unfamiliar problems and troubleshoot problems independently
CRITICAL FUNCTIONAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
* Strong Metallurgy, resin, and material science experience
* Analytical skills
* Project leadership and management
* Team collaboration and management
* Strong communication
* Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office (plus to have CAD / Solid Works experience)
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
* Degree in Engineering, Material Science or Metallurgy or equivalent
WORKING CONDITIONS
* Normal Office Environment when not on road
* Occasionally visit training site including customer facility and/or on-site job sites
* Potential travel- including international
* Daily, weekly, monthly and annual deadlines
* Sensibility to environmental issues, following Husqvarna's Sustainability agenda
* Permanent Contract
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities requested by their supervisor.
Once we have received your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement that your application has been received. Those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted by email by recruiter from our Warsaw team.
Last date to apply:
We are continuously accepting applications
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