Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
Principal Scientist: Aluminum/Steel and Coatings Specifications and QualificationsÂ
- Technical leadership responsibilities for aluminum & steel specifications and qualifications in North & South America
- Technical leadership responsibilities for Coatings specifications and qualifications in North & South America
- Adhering to and supporting the Crown Materials Qualification Process. Â This includes ensuring conformance of suppliers and working with the Regulatory team to ensure compliance of new materials.
- Close cooperation with Crown’s Purchasing Group, Crown’s business sectors and other teams within Crown Technology (CT) to manage the approval of new materials, standardization or quality performance
- Trial support with Plants, Suppliers and Sourcing, compliance with Crown Materials DatabaseÂ
Support on-going improvement in plant performance through hands-on technical support, providing expertise, knowledge management and transfer of best practices
- Leadership of service support for failure investigations of materials as technical support to Crown’s businesses. Metallography lab experience will be an advantage.
- Attend material production and component manufacturing trials when required
- Leading supplier audits as requested by the businesses and Sourcing
- Leading collaboration with the Packaging Science team in Wantage to support qualifications and failure investigation resolution.Â
- Support the EHS program and continuous improvement in team performance.
Aluminum/Steel and Coatings Supplier and Sourcing Technical Support
- Lead joint developments with suppliers where better materials, processes or novel surfaces offer performance or efficiency advantages
- Work closely with the Aluminum & Steel Supplier Collaboration Leaders to maintain a technology pipeline for prime materials and process development.
- Work closely with Coating Supplier Collaboration Leaders to maintain a technology pipeline for coating materials and process development. Â
- Representation of CT at Corporate meetings (Project Reviews, etc.)
Job Requirements
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Metal Packaging Technology expertise in relevant areas of prime materials
- Industry Body membershipÂ
- University Degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science
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Skills and competenciesÂ
- Packaging Industry Expert (known)
- Technology Leadership – new products or process improvements
- Packaging regulatory framework expertise
- Metal Packaging industry supplier knowledge
- Prime Materials Expert – industry testing protocols
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Personal attributes
- Proactive
- Results focused
Languages
English
Preferred Requirements
- Postgraduate Degree
- Demonstrable know-how and skills in managing materials related projects.Â
- Six Sigma or related training and practical experience of these techniques
Previous experience in:
- Regulatory Experience
- Metal Packaging industry
- Aluminum/Steel or Coatings supplier
- Experience in Aluminum and their bulk and surface properties is a clear advantage
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