POSITION SUMMARY:
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)
1. Ensure compliance with established Husqvarna Group policies and procedures
2. Provide guidance to staff when unique circumstances arise. Handle issues directly with internal customers when required.
3. Provide training of department members as needed
4. Conduct performance appraisals and provide regular performance feedback and development opportunities to employees
5. Motivate/Coach Employees
Metallurgy Expert
6. Responsible for managing new specifications linked to new/existing products
7. Support the establishment of manufacturing parameters linked to new / existing raw materials
8. Evaluate risk of new product design and manufacturing process
9. Ensure that current specifications are meeting market demands on performance
10. Coordinate and drive cost savings initiatives linked to Other Material Variances(OMV)
11. Assist in selection of new raw materials and vendors
12. Approve qualification of new raw materials and identify risk at factory levels
13. Support R&D Senior Lead Engineers and PM’s in successful development of new product
14. Provide guidance to manufacturing regarding optimization of output and quality consistency
Permanent Objectives:
15. Translate the requests of Project Leaders into testing programs of various metallurgical and resin/ epoxy recipes
16. Evaluate the technical production ability of proposed recipes and launch additional tests including modifications that might improve final results.
17. Build and maintain the data base of the metallurgical recipes evaluated.
18. Initiate new products & new technologies testing whenever available. And proposes research axes.
19. Adapt new or current production technologies in order to build new processes.
COMPETENCIES
Core Competencies
20. Resourcefulness
21. Personal Accountability
22. Enthusiasm/Passion
23. Humility
24. Self-Awareness
25. Consistently delivers results
26. Sets high & sound performance targets
27. Anticipates operational problems and offsets negative impact
28. Applies sound business judgment
29. Anticipates & reacts to changes in business contacts – customer needs
30. Drives change to exploit opportunities
31. Supports innovation & prudent risk taking
32. Assigns, challenges & empowers each individual
33. Coaches & develops each individual to their full potential
34. Makes & implements unpopular decisions
35. Communicates clearly & effectively
36. True bearer of Husqvarna values
37. Unselfishly reaches out to help colleagues
38. Grows colleagues by actively sharing own competencies
39. Builds networks & fosters collaborative environment
Position-specific Competencies
40. Able to work with and through team to get results
41. Achieve target deadlines and maintain project specifications
42. Respond quickly and work at faster pace than normal, while getting results
43. Able to solve new or unfamiliar problems and trouble-shoot problems independently
CRITICAL FUNCTIONAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
44. Strong Metallurgy, resin, and material science experience
45. Analytical skills
46. Project leadership and management
47. Team collaboration and management
48. Strong communication
49. Strong knowledge in Microsoft office (plus to have CAD / Solid Works experience)
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
50. Degree in Engineering, Material Science or Metallurgy or equivalent
51. Fluent English & French
WORKING CONDITIONS
52. Normal Office Environment when not on road
53. Occasionally visit training site including customer facility and/or on-site job sites
54. Potential travel- including international
55. Occasional time pressures (tight deadlines)
56. Daily, weekly, monthly and annual deadlines
57. Sensibility to environmental issues, following Husqvarna's Sustainability agenda
58. 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