Now Hiring - R&D - Applications Engineer (Metals) in Greeneville, TN

ARTAZN LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of zinc strip and applied zinc products. Headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee, we are the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc-based products, and one of the largest in the world. For over a century, ARTAZNs craftsmen and visionaries have fueled innovative solutions and a manufacturing process centered around maximizing the transformative properties of zinc. ARTAZN is one of the leading coin blank manufacturers, with 300 billion coins released into circulation, and also supplies for customers in the automotive, architectural, building, cathodic protection and specialty industries.

ARTAZN is committed to: always being customer first; responding to client needs with innovative, high-quality solutions that are efficient and reliable; creating value through performance.

R&D - Applications Engineer (Metals)

Job Description

Job Title: Application Development Engineer Department: Sales and Marketing Revision Date: 6/2023
Reports To: SVP Commercial Sales FLSA Status: Exempt Date Approved: 6/2023

Job Purpose/Scope:
Responsible for the conceptualization and innovation of new products including scaling to manufacturing level.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
30% Innovation of new materials or processes to enable new products viable for markets pertinent to the current business.
20% Lead the identification of new properties or processes that facilitate new products.
20% Scaling of new products or processes into the manufacturing realm, ensuring the clear hand off of critical parameters and processing required to achieve functional product in a reliable manner.
20% Lead group members to assist in the facilitation of the above functions.
10% Interface with potential customers to better understand their needs and convey our capabilities in a clear manner.

Secondary Functions
Assist ancillary groups such as manufacturing, marketing and sales as needed to provided a technical perspective in that area.

Competencies:
Education

• Bachelors degree in engineering in a relevant engineering field. Masters degree a plus.

Experience
1. Five or more years experience in product development.
2. Experience working in a heavy manufacturing environment.
3. Experience in quality systems.
4. Strong knowledge of chemistry and chemical safety.

Skills
1. Job Knowledge - Understands duties and responsibilities, has necessary job knowledge, has necessary technical skills, understands company mission/values, keeps job knowledge current, is in command of critical issues.
2. Leadership - Leads through change and adversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others.
3. Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems
4. Problem Solving - Skills in problem solving in a professional manner while exhibiting good judgment and a realistic understanding of issues.
5. Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills. Ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal behavior; to develop accurate perception and understanding of others feelings, needs, values and opinions; to be sensitive to and aware of personality differences and conflicts.
6. Analysis - Collect, analyze and interpret data to support management decision making.
7. Computer - Knowledge and competency in the use of Microsoft Office, i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.
8. Motivation/Persistence - Highly energetic and self-motivated with a personal desire to grow and excel professionally within the organization; desire for mentoring; ability to handle constructive criticism.
9. Integrity/Ethics - Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad.
10. Customer Focused - Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers, responds to internal customers, meets all team deadlines, listens to others and accepts opinions.
11. Deliver Results - Manages a fair workload, meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, volunteers for additional work, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, and handles information flow, generates new ideas, takes risks and supports change.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. Reasonable accommodation is available to all disabled employees, where their disability affects the performance of job functions. Artazn LLC is committed to taking all other actions necessary to ensure equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in accordance with the ADA and all other applicable federal, state and local laws.

Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.