UPDATED 01/18/12

URGENT SEARCH ASSIGNMENTS

#91984 General Manager - Sales & Marketing for a manufacturer of Composite Pipe with division headquarters in  Texas.  Primary industries served are oil & gas, chemical, and waste water disposal.  Recent capacity expansion is demanding a larger, more organized and effective sales program.  The ideal person will be able to design, analyze, and execute a Sales & Marketing program that can accomplish these goals while managing the expansion of the sales force.  This position will have a great deal of influence on the entire American Operation.  Company offers a series of products that are not available elsewhere in the market and has shown steady growth over the past 4 years.

#91966 Marketing Manager,  West Coast, LA or SF, Specialized Additive Development Team   This is a newly created position (reporting to the Vice President) with the goal of enhancing the sales and promotion of additive products (and possibly base resins for producing quality sealants and adhesives), to existing and potential customers in the western regions of North America.  Territory:  The person will establish an office in his/her residence and work from there, covering the states of CA, OR, WA, AZ, NV, and NM.  Education:  Candidates must have at a minimum a 4-year college degree.  Work History:  Candidates must have at least ten years experience marketing thermosetting resins or other affiliated raw materials/equipment and have established relationships with key potential customers in the region.  Job Responsibilities:  1. Promote and sell Specialized Additive products to assigned accounts.  2. Search for and cultivate new potential customers products.  3. Provide management and co-workers with timely reports related to activities or events affecting company’s business in the region.  4.    Represent company at various industry functions.  Personal Skills:  Candidates must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and good business capability.  Candidates must have good computer skills and have experience with software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word and able to utilize email for extensive communication.  Competitive compensation.

#91976 Process Development Engineer  Based out of Texas, this contract position will focus on documenting new processes as new products are brought to production.  This position’s primary focus is RTM.  The ability to crossover from manufacturing to design is a huge plus.  If things go well, full time hire is an option.  Customers range from Harley Davidson to John Deere and Caterpillar with planned expansion into aerospace and defense.  Room for career development within the company.

91970  Business Development Specialist  Solution Oriented  Company, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets engineering intensive high-performance composite structures.  By integrating innovative design and proprietary automated manufacturing processes, with specialization in large and unusual Pultrusion processing, the company provides superior value products to the aerospace, marine, military and commercial markets.   Flexible entrepreneurial type working environment that is job performance oriented.  This new role requires a person that has proven business/marketing experience and a solid technical background, in composites or material sciences that will work with customers and company functional leaders to develop solutions that meet the customer needs. If your background meets the requirements of the position listed below, we’d like to hear from you.    Provide the appropriate market analysis to support/justify market entry/expansion. 

Identify new program opportunities that match the company’s unique capabilities.  Create business acquisition and capture management campaigns and plans;

Requires: BS in Engineering:  Mechanical, Aerospace, Composites or Material Sciences and business experience, or, MBA. Should have a strong material sciences or composites background with knowledge in structural design, analysis, composite materials and manufacturing techniques.  Must have solid business practices knowledge, customer interface/marketing and excellent writing and computer skills   Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills with sound knowledge of Bid and Proposal methods.  Familiarity with the contracts process is a plus. Must be US Citizen or resident legal alien (ITAR and DOD program requirements).  Flexible work environment and an outstanding benefits package.  $110-135K 

#91777  Senior Program Engineer        Northeast.  Responsible for the development, management, and successful completion of government and industry contract R&D programs. Generate creative, innovative technical solutions to challenging problems by employing advanced composite materials. Develop and guide concepts through prototyping, testing, and qualification to a final product.   Requires:  Eight + years experience with composites development and engineering, emphasizing materials and processes, and/or design and analysis.  Project management of government and/or industry R&D programs.   Knowledge of multiple composites manufacturing processes (VARTM, RTM, hand-layup, filament winding, vacuum forming, sandwich panel fabrication, bonding, and machining) is required.  Excellent communicator, verbally, writen, and through presentations.  B.S. or M.S. Degree in materials, composites, aerospace or mechanical, experience, or training to include general composites M&P, structural design and analysis, lamination theory, continuum mechanics, strengths of materials, and material properties testing.

#91978 Lead Ballistics Design Engineer,  Northeast US .  The successful candidate will possess a B.S. (M.S. is a plus) in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or a related field with a minimum of ten years composites experience.  This hands-on position includes responsibility for the design, development and manufacture of composite structures as well as knowledge of the following: glass fibers, carbon fibers, aramid fibers, polymeric fibers, hybrids and resin systems. Candidate will need to have both the technical abilities and also leadership ability to manage teams and projects to successful outcomes.  Competitive salary and benefit package that includes 401(k) and tuition reimbursement.

#91963 Proposal Engineer/Inside Sales Company located in the South East has an immediate need for someone to handle quoting and customer qualification.  Processes include but are not limited to Vacuum Bagging, Injection Molding, Filament Winding, and Autoclave. Company is AS 9100 certified, has great reputation, and is set to double its manufacturing capabilities.  Competitive pay and benefits.

#91961 Mechanical Engineer   Company based in South East Texas seeks a Mechanical Engineer with 5 years experience working with upstream oil & gas products.  This person will work with management to determine long/short term business goals, provide Technical Sales Support, coordinate customer expectations to the rest of the team, and ensure these expectations are met.  An understanding of Six Sigma tools and embracing continuous improvement objectives and lean initiatives are preferred.

#91955 Engineering Manager. Central Gulf Coast manufacturing company with over four other facilities seeks degreed Mechanical or Civil Structural Engineer with emphasis on stress analysis.  Engineering Manager will lead three other engineers, prepare design reports, oversee the day to day functions of the engineering department. and review shop fabrication drawings and manufacturing instructions.  Ideal candidate will have experience in design/analysis of FRP structural elements such as beams, columns and roof panels.  RISA and Solid Works experience desirable.  Must understand composites and also be able to lead others.  Company makes composite parts for the power industry and for process industry.  Processes involved are layup and vacuum infusion processing at this facility.  Promotional opportunity from this position is to General Manager over all plants for the right person.

#91959  Manager of Continuous Improvement/Quality Assurance. Company in the Mid West looking for a leader to drive our organization to higher standards of quality, robust processes, and higher performance results by improving process controls and systems.  Needs at least three years’ managing an ISO certified program along with a proven performance in leading an aggressive Lean manufacturing program. 6 Sigma blackbelt certification a plus.  Will have five to eight direct reports.  Company has ISO 9001:2008 Certification.

#91945 Manufacturing Engineering Manager Shape programs and influence growth for a new facility that is backed by a parent company with 11,000 employees.  Will be responsible for successful transition of projects from development to production, continuous improvements in manufacturing methodology for high volume aerospace parts, and establishing unique culture for the ME group of 4 engineers.  Lean/Six Sigma. Must have Engineering or Engineering Technology Degree.  MBA a plus.  Mid Atlantic coast.

#91934 Director of Commercial Sales.  Immediate opening.  Field sales, sales management, marketing for composite parts.   The appeal is an open territory, management commitment to success, and ambitious private-equity ownership that will be building a larger organization through sales growth and acquisitions. There will be significant leadership opportunities across the company in years to come.  The near-term objective is to land (or bring along) customers with established needs.  In other words, mold transfers and build-to-print opportunities.  Company’s “sweet spot” is to pursue such business very aggressively, then offer value-added solutions that deepen the relationship over time.  Travel probably no less than 2 weeks/month.  Four needs are: 1) Knowledge of composites materials and processes; 2) relationships with customers, 3) familiarity with target industries, construction equipment and/or electrical utilities 4) understanding of business issues facing customer. Experience with Salesforce.com (or other CRM system) would be a major plus. The candidate must either bring their own rolodex of contacts or be prepared to do their own lead targeting and qualification.  The Candidate will be competitive, ambitious, determined, and resourceful.  Will generally sell to procurement staff, project managers, and engineers.   Company has a collegial, team-oriented culture. Reporting relationships matter less than results. This job is not about finding a boss you “click” with. It’s about seizing an opportunity to grow the company, make a very handsome income, and position oneself for further professional development.  Skill, experience, poise, and professionalism are more relevant than education level.  Company serves multiple markets (This rep would focus on large parts for Construction Equipment.)  They are the primary composites supplier to several of their customers, though certainly not all.  The business leans slightly towards designed parts for manufacturing processes; They also have customizable products that are marketed to specific industries. Health insurance, 401(k). Provided. Very attractive compensation for right person.  

#91926 Engineering Manager,  Responsible for Product, Process, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering groups in a growing company.  Will report to VP Operations.  Requires engineering degree and engineering leadership experience with pultrusion and/or filament winding, Southeast US .

#91921 Senior Pultrusion Processor/Engineer  Responsible for all assembly and maintenance of new cutting edge pultrusion machine.  Mechanical and Process troubleshooting and strong understanding of pultrusion technology.  Will meet with customers, sales and engineering during the conceptual design process.  Mid Atlantic /North East US .  Comprehensive benefits package with competitive pay

#91923 REGIONAL SALES ENGINEER, NORTHEAST/MID ATLANTIC .  Market is strong and there is opportunity for growth in volume and position once successful.  Looking for a promotable person to grow business from an established customer base utilizing both existing and new products.  Will be a member of company’s engineering team to develop conceptual design, make material selections, provide quantity estimates from bid plans and spec’s, and assist company customer service in preparation of price and material quotations.  Company has current sales of $25MM, has weathered the downturn better than most companies, expects to have sales of over $40MM by year end 2012, and has a stable group of high level long term management in their early 40’s who are positioned to continue this growth.  This sales engineer must have a hunter personality type and take ownership of the region’s business and run it as such within six months.  BS Degree in Engineering or Building Construction strongly preferred with three to seven years of experience selling into infrastructure, but any sales involving specification selling is acceptable.  Experience with heavy components, construction products, reinforced composites, or water/wastewater is a plus.      

#91867 Road Bike Design Engineer.  Requires a real super star that has lived and breathed bike design for five plus years.  Excellent company with sales growth knocking the socks off things.   Degree Strongly Preferred, BS, MS, even a PhD.  Business is very healthy and "knocking the socks off it. "   Company has superb large company ($500MM) benefits including a fitness center where you can use the company's products.  Company has a good group of people and your personal life and family life are important to the company.   

#91904  PRESIDENT TO RUN THE COMPANY FOR TEN YEARS.  Must know composite processes and how to sell to the defense industry such as Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, US Army or US Navy.  Company needs to be schooled on dealing with defense contractors.  They are profitable, but can be much more so.  Important part of the job is to mentor the inside management staff about working successfully with the defense industry.  Inside staff will be receptive to a mentor to teach them more about defense industry mindset.  Requires experience leading an operation with at least $10MM in sales to the defense market, and who is retired or nearly so.  They can afford to compensate this person $250K +/-

EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS SEARCH ASSIGNMENTS

FILLED  #91893, Director of Commercial Sales.  Immediate opening.  Field sales, sales management, marketing.  To a lesser extent, we are open to hiring a VP Commercial Sales if we run across an ambitious, motivated candidate who has the experience and track record to suggest that they are ready to be groomed for (or step into) a senior leadership position. (They’ll still need to work in the short run as a rep landing new business.)   For a pure sales rep, the appeal is an open territory, management commitment to success, and ambitious private-equity ownership that will be building a larger organization through sales growth and acquisitions.  Company has two locations currently in the Pacific Northwest and expects to add more in 2011. There will be significant leadership opportunities across the company in years to come.  The near-term objective is to land (or bring along) customers with established needs.  In other words, mold transfers and build-to-print opportunities.  Company’s “sweet spot” is to pursue such business very aggressively, then offer value-added solutions that deepen the relationship over time.  In terms of fit, we would prefer a candidate that is willing to re-locate to WA for at least 6 months in order to get to know our main plant, its capabilities, and the organization’s culture.  Travel Probably no less than 2 weeks/month.  Four needs are: 1) Knowledge of composites materials and processes; 2) relationships with customers, 3) familiarity with target industries, 4) understanding of business issues facing customer. Experience with Salesforce.com (or other CRM system) would be a major plus. The candidate must either bring their own rolodex of contacts or be prepared to do their own lead targeting and qualification.  The Candidate will be competitive, ambitious, determined, and resourceful.  Will generally sell to procurement staff, project managers, and engineers.   Pure sales reps/engineers would report to VP Business Development. Those with senior leadership potential would step into a newly created role of VP, Commercial Sales and report to the CEO.   Company has a collegial, team-oriented culture. Reporting relationships matter less than results. This job is not about finding a boss you “click” with. It’s about seizing an opportunity to grow the company, make a very handsome income, and position oneself for further professional development.  Skill, experience, poise, and professionalism are more relevant than education level.  We serve Transportation, Construction, Military, and Cooling Towers . (This candidate would focus on Transportation and Construction.)  We are the primary composites supplier to several of our customers, though certainly not all.  Our business leans slightly towards designed parts for manufacturing processes; we also have customizable products that we market to specific industries. Health insurance, 401(k). Provided. Very attractive compensation for right person.  

 FILLED  #91911 Materials and Process Engineer, South Texas .  Growing US company seeks replacement for someone who was just promoted to Engineering Manager slot.  Must have technical degree, knowledge of filament winding, and the ability to evaluate and develop materials and processes for new products.  Resin transfer molding would be a plus.  Current business is mostly for oil and gas.  Company sales $50MM and growing.  Attractive compensation package.  

FILLED #91782,  Composite Engineer/Department Head,  Small, but rapidly growing company that makes light aircraft for UVA and piloted applications seeks highly talented person to establish airframe fabrication for an expansion project which will “take off” rapidly once an expected contract is confirmed with a domestic UAV manufacturer.  Company has some patented technology which should assure rapid growth for the foreseeable future.  Initial facility to be in Texas , but future facility could be located elsewhere.  Requires BS Engineering degree and experience making light aircraft or parts for same.   

91957 Quality Manager, Pacific Northwest .  ISO certified company, specializing in low volume composite parts seeks a Quality Manager in the PNW.  BS in Engineering and 6 years of manufacturing experience.  Will promote and execute quality standards, methods for inspection, testing and evaluation, and an internal auditing program.  Reports directly to Sr Management.

ON HOLD  #91895 Technical Service Representative.  10+ years working with Thermosetting Resins.  Epoxy, Vinylester, or Polyester and extensive knowledge of formulating practices.  Educate and mentor persons within the R&D group on standard Resin testing practices and equipment. It is preferred if the candidate has relationships with key customers or raw material suppliers in the adhesives, composites, coatings markets.  In addition to supporting the Sales and Marketing staff, this person will be the primary technical service contact for existing and potential customers.  Large ($5B), stable, multinational company.  This position is based out of Texas .  BS required (Chem, Phys, Engr), Advanced degree preferred.  

FILLED  #91829,  Design Engineer, Houston , Texas .  “Dream Job for the right Candidate…” developing new products that will work on the bottom of the ocean floor as part of a seven-member team.  This market segment is rapidly growing.  Some work with undersea ROV’s (Remotely Operated Vehicles) will be involved. A major firm with 500 US employees, this company is a world leader in syntactic and polymer based product solutions for the offshore industry.   This division makes thermal insulation by casting syntactic thermoset foam and sales are forecast to grow 20% yearly.  Projects are longer term (3-5 years) so the economy has not had much effect on sales and they will continue to grow as the oil industry works at increasing depths.  Promotional opportunities exist within the Engineering, Project Management and Sales departments.  This person will: make presentations to Customers in support of sales, manage day-to-day design related activities in the unit, identify design methods and techniques to meet Customer requirements and be the engineering go-to person for the team.  Leader of the team is a dynamic individual who will be very receptive to an Engineer who wants to push the limits of design and product innovation.  Requires BS Mechanical, Civil or Marine Engineering.  80-9 program and three weeks vacation add up to 51 paid days off per year.  

 #91908,   Engineering Program Manager,  A small, dynamic company located in the Midwest. They are involved in the development, manufacturing and sales of their patented composite materials and structures in various applications in Aerospace & Defense, Transportation, Infrastructure, Marine and Industrial Products.  Why would an outstanding person want this position?  Position requires a mix of engineering, business and customer service skills that will drive personal development in all of these areas. The right Candidate could become engineering lead in the development of a new vertical in 2 to 3 years.  In addition, PM will work and develop new applications using composite materials in verticals that range from renewable energy, NASA, DOE, transportation to infrastructure.  The ideal candidate will have BS/MS in mechanical, aerospace, civil engineering or related areas and at least 5 years of hands-on experience in composite materials and project management. Direct experience in the design, manufacture and testing of composite sandwich structures is highly desirable, Excellent oral and written communication skills and must be willing to work and grow in a fast-paced, small business environment. Duties will include occasional travel to customer or supplier locations.  We are looking for highly motivated, energetic and innovative people who excel in teamwork and challenging environment. Competitive salary and benefits package including comprehensive health and dental care, vacation and retirement plan. US Citizens or permanent residents only.  

#91881  Long Fiber Sr Research Engineer.  Promotable advanced degree chemical or mechanical engineer. Should be early in their career.   Company wants to build for the future.  This candidate will be strongly considered for leadership positions.  Must have at least four years of experience developing long fiber (0.5 - 1.0 inch) reinforced engineering thermoplastics.  Will work downstream with customers to develop products tailored for specific resins.  Will actually make and evaluate parts for customer applications.  Southeast US location.  Up to $120K for strong candidates.  Must be at least permanent resident, preferably US Citizen.  

FILLED: #91758  Composites Technical Director,  Southern, California  Lead technical effort to develop composites for aerospace, auto, marine and other related markets.  Our client is an established producer of composites, adhesives, laminates, and related products for a wide range of industrial, military, medical and diversified markets.  Their business is solid, and they are seeking an experienced chemical process director who can lead a technical group in developing, qualifying, and getting composite products specified for industrial and government programs, as well as solving technical issues with existing business.  This person must be prepared to be out on the production floor as well as in the marketplace to interface people at all levels in a cooperative/open/leadership role to assure the company stays at the cutting edge of technology for their industry.  Candidate needs 10-15 years experience.  BS preferred.  Travel up to 25%. $150-170K

#91778 Stress Analysis Central East Coast BS Mechanical Engineer with Finite Element Analysis course work and 5+ years (10+ preferred) of experience working in the Aerospace Industry.  Design and develop composite systems to meet customer specifications.  Work with marketing to help make sales calls, support manufacturing to answer questions, and oversee mechanical/environmental testing and structural analysis of composite systems.

# 91862 Bus Development Offshore Oil and Gas  Leading company seeks Business Development Professional to find new applications for carbon fibers in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry.  Location open, but Houston would probably work well for the right person.  Must know oil companies, contractors, construction companies active in Offshore Oil and Gas and also know composite products.  Applications involved might be tethers or risers.  

FILLED: #91758 Bus Development Manager, Texas, SBIR projects for Army, Navy and Air Force.  Need technical degree and solid contacts and success in business development in the armed forces composites development arenas.  Texas

FILLED: #91775  Sucker Rod Production Manager/Foreman, West Texas or Oklahoma.  This is an excellent growth opportunity.  A major maker of steel sucker rods and a leading pultruder are forming a joint venture to make and sell fiberglass sucker rods.  Position requires manufacturing leadership experience in an operation where metal end-fittings are attached to fiberglass tubular structures in a high volume operation, (such as sucker rods, drive shafts, high speed rollers or similar applications). Compensation competitive.

FILLED:  #91765 Program Manager  - Coastal VA Southern CA, The successful Program Manager  will manage multiple programs with a combined value of up to $10MM annual sales and/or individual programs valued at over $5MM annual sales.  Company is very well financed with a multi Billion dollar acquisition-minded parent, with excellent worldwide contacts in the industry and over $100MM (and growing) in composites sales.  Signed business in on board to sustain this growth.  The PM will lead a team of engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance disciplines, while being accountable for the planning, execution of all aspects of company programs.  The successful candidate will have complete responsibility for managing all technical, financial, contractual and schedule aspects of multiple programs.  Responsibilities and Qualifications: Lead a cross functional team of associates with a wide range of skill sets, ensuring roles and responsibilities of all team members are coordinated and executed. Direct the development, integration, implementation, and overall management of programs assigned.  Have medium to advanced experience in financial management, procurement, and risk management.  Have performed product life cycle costing, cost/benefit analysis, tradeoff studies, value analysis and waste reduction initiatives with evidence of development and execution.  Will regularly communicate program information internally and externally through formal and informal presentations and correspondence.  Will ensure program-wide focus on safety, reliability, cost, schedule and adequacy of systems, procedures and people for long term success.  Will be able to coach and train less experienced employees, evaluate data, develop recommendations, and obtain approval from executive management, Identify, qualify, and present new business initiatives with current customers to corporate and senior business executives, for both domestic and international business pursuits. Will coordinate all programmatic activities, to include: proposal preparation, initial kickoff meetings, proposal schedules, corporate and sub-contract teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, teaming assignments, and financial terms/conditions of contracts.  Will maintain status reports of programs and customer commitments and monitor technical performance, schedule and cost.  Be Viewed in the industry as an “expert”.   Will Participate in various trade show assignments and applicable industry/customer public relations events as needed. Complete at least two job related training events during the first year of employment. (A company program management training course and one outside training event.)  Knowledge, Skills & Requirements: Must have technical experience with at least 10 years PM experience, Degree in technical field is preferred.  Must be highly adept in presentation skills and be comfortable in presenting company/program/technical information to internal management and external customers.  Demonstrated ability to lead people and provide overall leadership to program team while driving technical excellence.  Strong understanding of technical business-experience in an environment where the focus of the business is providing technical solutions.            Highly developed organizational skills; able to plan effectively and give direction to people.  Able to manage a variety of Bid and Proposal efforts.  Has advanced skills in MS Office Suite:  Excel, Word, and Power Point, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and Project Scheduling.  MUST be a United States Citizen or have current Green Card Status.

#91761 Process Engineer,  Lower Midwest, Global company manufactures advanced composites materials for telecommunications, internet infrastructure, high-end computing, and aerospace markets.  Currently building a new facility in lower Midwest that will manufacture prepreg materials for the fore mentioned markets.  BS degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering required.  Minimum 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment and the ability to monitor processes to insure that standards in quality and productivity are not just met but also improved.   Some machines responsible for will include; solution treaters, hot melt filming/prepregging, mixing, slitting, sewing, and chopping.

#91762 Aerospace Structures Engineer, see #91761 for company description.   BS degree in Mechanical, Civil, or Aeronautical Engineering, in addition to 3 years experience is required.  Must be able to analyze data to determine feasibility, cost, production time etc… Ensure that structures meet all customer design criteria and regulatory requirements.  Perform R&D to improve production methods and equipment technology in order to reduce cost.  Autocad and SolidWorks a definite plus. 

#91763 Chemical Engineer, see #91761 for company description.  BS degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry, in addition to 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment is required.  Responsible for chemical analysis of both incoming and out going materials.  First hand knowledge of a wide range of test and techniques including FTIR, DMA, TGA, TMA, HPLC,GPC.

 #91764 Materials/Mechanical Engineer, see 91761 for company description.  BS degree in Materials Science or Mechanical Engineering, in addition to 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment is required.  Must be able to supervise the preparation of material specimens in accordance with test protocols for mechanical testing and preconditioning.  Assess product performance with regards to property targets, issue test results and reports, and work with both R&D and customers on product development and screening programs.

#91952 CAD/CNC Engineer Gulf Coast.  We are looking for a CAD/CNC Engineer with several years of experience (some of those hopefully in some form of management) to help us run our growing CNC operations.  We would also be willing to consider hiring a young smart Engineer with CNC experience but no management experience that we could groom into a manager.  Here are some requirements:    CAD/CNC Expertise in NX (would consider experience in other systems but NX is preferred),    Experience with “Hands on” CNC Machining,     Engineering Degree (would consider no degree for the right candidate),   Composites Experience a plus but not required Composites experience is really secondary to CNC machining experience.  We really need someone who can contribute to our machining operations ASAP with minimal training.  Our preference would be for someone with some management experience but we would also very much consider someone that does not have any management experience that could eventually become a manager.  Competitive six figure plus compensation.  Relocation assistance provided.

#91946 Sales Representative for Composite Materials division on the West Coast. Territory is West Coast from San Diego to Seattle with some visits to Tijuana and British Columbia. Product:   Carbon epoxy prepregs, Liquid epoxy, Core materials.  Market:  Marine but also sporting goods and industrial application of hi-end composite materials.  Reports to: Sales Manager.  Very good company to work for, solid financially and well respected. The ideal candidate will have sales and composite experience. Position requires traveling at least 3 to 4 days per week.                    

#91751 Pre Preg Process Engineer, Carolinas.  Candidate should have knowledge in the following area: Composite Materials, Adhesives, Solvent systems, Hot melt systems, Web Handling & tension controls, Converting or Coatings.  Coating equipment knowledge such as roll coaters, slot dies, spray and dip and flow or other solvent coating very helpful.  We need a Candidate who has been through several product/process launches.

#91754 Engineering Manager in Pultrusion,  Pacific Northwest.  Candidate must  have expertise in thin-walled complicated pultrusions with various resin systems and have good coating experience for pultrusions.   An engineering degree in mechanical or chemical engineering is very preferable. $120K

#91707 Machine Design Engineer,  OH,  Rapidly expanding company.  Will design and tests tools and eqpt for company products, develop robust mfgr eqpt and processes, develop and manage pilot scale production to provide internal and external customers products.  Will create and maintain product cost information.  Will also define scale-up strategy from pilot to manufacturing scale.  Monitors manufacturing performance utilizing SPC and other methods.  Liaison between manufacturing and outside sales.  Will also apply statistical methods to assess current manufacturing processes and capabilities and to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential. Requires BS Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or related degree, hands on metal fabrication experience, hands on equipment modification and repair experience and knowledge of automated or computerized system operation.

#91863 General Manager, for a world-class glass fiber plant start-up in a beautiful area of the Middle East Three-year renewable contract.  Generous salary.  All local taxes paid, housing (with cook and maid), company vehicle, five weeks annual paid vacation, nine weeks salary at end of contract, family medical insurance, and negotiated annual and three-year success bonuses.  One Business Class or two Economy trips to hometown for entire family per year.  US income tax savings of about $50K on salary and company paid living expenses.

Duties:  Oversee recruiting of local management personnel, build a company “Experts Team” from friends and colleagues, set up operation procedures for all key glass fiber manufacturing areas, direct Purchasing Dept to raw material supply, direct initial production plan, start up and stabilization, and identify and train your successor.

Requirements:  Qualified Engineer with at least 20 years of progressively responsible positions in  world-class glass fiber facilities in the West.  Willing to relocate to Middle East (family status definitely available) for at least three years.  Generous salary plus negotiated annual and three-year success bonuses.  Let us know what you require to be sincerely interested.    

          

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