TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SPECIALIST

Description

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare reports and updates for senior management and stakeholders.
• Research process improvements, technology improvements and ceramic principles.
• Investigates new avenues of business growth as related to ceramic tile and digital imaging.
• Coordinate with Technical team for transfer of technologies.
• Designs new prototypes using the latest technology available as well as existing digital/non-digital technologies.
• Recommends improvements to improve process capabilities of our vendors, our plants, and/or within R&D.
• Continue communication with the producer and gives technical support when needed.
• Prepare or collect all documents and materials needed for products and technologies transfers.
• Support product development activities as required.
• Troubleshoot production problems.
• Designs and maintains all digital graphic files; Interacts with IS Dept. for file transfer, storage, and retrieval.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation related to technology transfer activities.
• Works with the producer to supply Dal-Tile with first production samples, individual, and cumulative samples, and continues communication with the producer and gives technical support as needed to obtain various productivity/recovery objectives.
• Facilitate collaboration between R&D teams, external partners, and commercialization teams.
• Research for the newest color management, graphic design, and digital technologies to improve our current processes and products.
• Prepares/collects all documents and materials needed for product transfers, coordinates visit to producers facilities, works with producer in their facility to transfer the product, and coordinates product series testing for transferred products.
• Serves as the backup for laser engraving, laser engraving adjustments, calibrations, and roller cloning to supply our plants.
• Performs graphic design modifications.
• Attends worldwide trade shows to evaluate new product processes, and materials, benchmarking other manufacturers to improve current processes and products.
• Operates and maintains the digital and color integrity/calibration of R&Ds Pictocer, Cruse Scanner, Laser Roller Engravers, Paper Proofers, Roller Printers, high-Definition Cameras, and Monitors.
• Applies and researches international practices and trends to improve aesthetic look, feel, and functionality of tile and stone products.
• Work with manufacturing personnel to transfer the products and technologies, following existing procedures.
• Produces unique, cutting-edge tile using new, as well as current, designs, materials, and applications.
• Proposes the most optimal methods/timing/resources required to successfully introduce products into a producers facility.

Requirements

• Adobe Photo Shop Experience Preferred
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• 2-4 years relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Proficient using Microsoft Suite of products.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Solves digital design/graphic problems for the R&D Design and Product Development Teams as well as non-digital problems.
• Understands process capabilities, materials, equipment, & methodologies at venues served by R&D.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of technical, process, and business principals, industry practices and standards.
• Bachelors degree in industrial design or a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance