Shawmut Advanced Materials provides innovations in pliable polymer materials, which include, fibers, textiles, adhesives, films, flexible foams and nonwovens. These innovations are found in a multitude of industries including automotive, medical, and military.  Integral to their innovation capability is to maintain a world class laboratory in our technical center for new product prototyping and testing. The laboratory manager will be integral to maintaining our laboratory systems for these activities. 

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of the laboratory team.
• Assure sustainability of our Laboratory Accreditation to ISO 17025, and manage lab per requirements set forth in ISO 17025.
• Manage physical testing and prototyping for textile products.
• Ensure maintenance and calibration of all lab equipment.
• Maintain on time and accurate reporting deliverables these may include, preproduction approval testing, product validation and all testing required for product commercialization.
• Manage compliance testing of products according to product specifications or customer requirements.
• Support functional teams with test data and analytical activities.
• Maintain culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintain compliance with Shawmut’s Product Phase Gate deliverables for lab management.

• Must have 4-year degree in Textiles, Material Science or related field.
• 3-5 years of laboratory supervision or related management experience in a laboratory environment.
• Demonstrate competency in statistical techniques and color/appearance measurement as applicable.
• Experience working in a laboratory setting.
• Experience working with IATF, ASTM, AATCC & ISO standards. 
• Must have good level computer skills, Microsoft Office Applications, including Word and Excel. 
• Must be detail-oriented. 
• Must have good communication skills, both orally and in writing, to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Superior rating for Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue test is a plus.
• Experience with formulating textile color is a plus.