R&D Supervisor

As an R&D Supervisor here at Solstice Advanced Materials, you will be accountable for supervising and leading a team of 20+ hourly research technicians. You will apply your expertise and knowledge to implement and maintain operations of chemical process development projects at the bench and pilot scale in a fast-paced 24-hour operations environment. In this role, you will report directly to our Senior R&D Manager of the Pilot Plant at our Buffalo, NY location. This role is an afternoon shift schedule (3PM-11PM) with the need to be on call during off-hours. (Hours can be flexible and occasionally may need to overlap with 1st shift.)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assign and coordinate schedules for hourly staff
• Conform with Solstice and government HS&E standards to maintain a safe

working environment

• Work with procurement group to maintain supplies
• Interact with union leadership to facilitate a good working relationship

between union and management

• Identify cost reduction, 5S standard compliance and productivity improvement
• Oversee payroll, overtime, and scheduling
• Responsible for purchasing and maintaining inventory
• Lead improvement teams
• Oversee cost improvement and productivity analysis
• Manage building operations
• Assist with life critical/safety permit and procedures

About Solstice Advanced Materials Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials [