Designs, tests, and implements manufacturing process improvements for resin and foam production. Conducts trials, applies statistical methods, troubleshoots extrusion and expansion processes, maintains plant control systems, supports equipment and capital projects, and develops operating procedures and training. The role also develops recycling processes for production scrap, defining controls, quality criteria, equipment needs, and safe, repeatable practices.

Research emerging markets, technologies, companies, and customer segments to identify strategic growth, investment, acquisition, partnership, and commercialization opportunities. Develop market assessments, business cases, market-entry strategies, financial forecasts, and executive presentations. Support due diligence and coordinate cross-functional projects from concept through commercialization while collaborating with global leadership, Engineering, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and R&D.