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The role of the Technology Director is to insure technology leadership and excellence in the day to day engineering, manufacturing, and product development operations of the company's Asia - Pacific Division. Initially, this individual's main responsibilities will be to support the continuous improvement and advancement the company's manufacturing and engineering priority programs in the Asia Pacific region. |
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Duties and Responsibilities:
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Provide leadership in the interface between customers and our internal operations with regard to new product introductions, technology initiatives,
and support of customer technical issues |
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Work with each department to understand their issues and help develop and implement the most effective solutions from a technology standpoint |
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Advance the core manufacturing and engineering technology and capability of the company |
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Provide feedback to R&D and product directors in specific technological requirements of new materials / technologies to insure that the needs of the Asia Pacific fabricators and OEM's are being met |
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Provide leadership in the areas of innovative problem solving, leveraging outside expertise,
and in developing working relationships that are enthusiastic and able to leverage the discretionary output of all employees |
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Provide a technical interface between parent company functions in R&D and product management
and the operations |
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Help identify and allocate technical resources that can be applied to situations and issues
that require global resource pooling |
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Be able to lead and manage critical projects when required |
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Understand, contribute to, and review capital investment proposals |
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Work collaboratively with the Director of Safety to insure that the highest quality,
productivity and safety standards are met |
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Help identify "Best Manufacturing Practices and Solutions" and ensure they are used where
appropriate throughout the company |
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Track all major projects after their completion to assess their benefit to the company |
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Work with the Senior Vice President / Technology to ensure that technical resources are available for new product introductions and scale up |
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Provide leadership and a technical interface with outside testing or research organizations in order to advance the company's product and technology development initiatives |
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Requirements: |
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Undergraduate or advanced degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, material science, or equivalent required |
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The successful candidate must have extensive experience in implementing manufacturing,
engineering, and polymer chemistry initiatives in companies of like size or larger which are known for best practice / DFSS implementation |
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Experience in interconnect fabrication technology is highly desirable |
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The position requires a self-disciplined and self-assured person who can handle a broad range of responsibilities encompassing a wide variety of activities requiring rapid shifts in priorities |
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This is a leadership position within the organization, requiring a somewhat authoritative,
directive leadership style that encourages results-driven, strategic and task oriented collaboration |
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characteristics: |
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An approach to all work that imparts a sense of urgency and commitment and sets a faster-than-average pace |
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A tangible, proven track record in managing complex engineering / technology projects |
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Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities |
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Ability to excel in a decentralized environment |
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High energy with a performance based thought process; a calculated decision maker |
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| Characteristics: |
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A results oriented leader |
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Creative, generator of ideas |
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Drive and commitment |
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Strong interpersonal skills |
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Excellent communicator |
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Independent and able to handle ambiguity and work assignments with minimum supervision |
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Hands on. Someone who rolls-up their sleeves as required to make things happen |
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A border-less team player able to achieve synergies internally and externally |
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Adaptable, a person capable of understanding and working well with other cultures |
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An excellent team player |
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Ability to travel 40% domestic and worldwide |
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