R&D Director - Aerosols, Specialty Coatings, & Cleaners

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The primary result expected from the R&D Director - Aerosols, Specialty Coatings & Cleaners will be to oversee an entire R&D group and manage discovery, innovation, scale up, and commercialization of existing and new cost effective quality technology by planning, directing, coordinating, and/or budgeting activities concerned with the design and completion of research and development projects, managing staff activities and results to quickly respond to market opportunities, and defending the corporation against competitive threats. Typical tasks for this position include (but are not limited to) the following: Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials having unique characteristics. Confer with customers to determine how to tailor materials to their needs. Conduct research on the structures and properties of materials, such as adhesives, coatings, and polymers, to obtain information that could be used to develop new products or enhance existing ones. Prepare reports of materials study findings for the use of other research & development associates and requestors. Devise testing methods t...