TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER MANAGER

Company: Dal-Tile Distribution, Inc. -
Location: Dallas
Posted on: April 22, 2025

Job Description:

Join the largest manufacturer of tile and natural stone in the United States and watch your career stand out with Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries.Our close-knit team of dedicated professionals has made us the success we are today. In exchange for their hard work, we support our people with a family-friendly work environment, a commitment to promoting from within, unique benefits that go beyond just medical and dental, and a belief that every employee deserves a productive life outside of work. If this sounds outstanding to you, take the first step forward and explore a career with Dal-Tile.The Technology Transfer Manager is a leading performer that manages the process of transferring new technologies to contribute to the strategy and goal development of the Product and R&D team. This role will be responsible for assisting with the transfer of technology, intellectual property, and innovations from the research and development phase to commercialization.Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:

• Facilitate collaboration between R&D teams, external partners, and commercialization teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare or collect all documents and materials needed for products and technologies transfers.
• Support product development activities as required.
• Work with manufacturing personnel to transfer the products and technologies, following existing procedures.
• Troubleshoot production problems.
• Coordinate with Technical team for transfer of technologies.
• Continue communication with the producer and give technical support when needed.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation related to technology transfer activities.
• Prepare reports and updates for senior management and stakeholders.
• Design new prototypes using the latest technology available as well as existing digital/non-digital technologies.
• Produce unique, cutting-edge tile using new, as well as current, designs, materials and applications.
• Research the newest color management, graphic design, and digital technologies to improve our current processes and products.
• Serve as the backup for laser engraving, laser engraving adjustments, calibrations, and roller cloning to supply our plants.
• Apply and research international practices and trends to improve the aesthetic look, feel, and functionality of tile and stone products.
• Research process improvements, technology improvements, and ceramic principles.
• Attend worldwide trade shows to evaluate new product processes, and materials, benchmarking other manufacturers to improve current processes and products.
• Understand process capabilities, materials, equipment, & methodologies at venues served by R&D.
• Investigate new avenues of business growth as related to ceramic tile and digital imaging.
• Recommend improvements to improve process capabilities of our vendors, our plants, and/or within R&D.
• Design and maintain all digital graphic files; interact with IS Dept. for file transfer, storage, and retrieval.
• Solve digital design/graphic problems for the R&D Design and Product Development Teams as well as non-digital problems.
• Perform graphic design modifications.
• Operate and maintain the digital and color integrity/calibration of R&D's Pictocer, Cruse Scanner, Laser Roller Engravers, Paper Proofers, Roller Printers, high Definition Cameras and Monitors.
• Propose the most optimal methods/timing/resources required to successfully introduce products into a producer's facility.
• Prepare/collect all documents and materials needed for product transfers, coordinate visits to producer's facilities, work with producers in their facility to transfer the product, and coordinate product series testing for transferred products.
• Work with the producer to supply Dal-Tile with first production samples, individual, and cumulative samples, and continue communication with the producer and give technical support as needed to obtain various productivity/recovery objectives.
• Perform other duties as needed.Required Experience and Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 6-8 years' relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
• Significant technical experience related to the assigned product area.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality control required.
• Able to set up, run and/or interpret results from a wide variety of laboratory test equipment.
• Photo Shop experience preferred.Competencies:
• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field.
• Recognized cross-functionally as an expert within one or two subject matter areas.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.Other Pertinent Job Information:
• Some travel required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee may sit, climb, or balance, talk or hear.
• The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock or vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures.
• The noise level is usually loud. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.We offer competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, career opportunities, and an environment of creativity and growth. Examples include: Company Match on 401k, Employee Purchase Discount, and Tuition Reimbursement.Dal-Tile is a proud supporter of our U.S. military, veterans and their families - Thank You for Your Service!Active military, transitioning service members and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don't Work participant.Job Type:Req ID: 84632
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