Taghleef Industries

General

• Serve as the global technical expert on polypropylene resins used for BOPP film production
• Develop understanding of resin structure-property relationships and their impact on film processing and performance
• Recommend optimal resin grades for film applications
• Evaluate alternative resin technologies
• Establish global resin selection standards and technical specifications
• Support manufacturing in Terre Haute with resin-related production issues
• Analyze process variability caused by resin characteristics
• Optimize extrusion and stretching conditions
• Improve line efficiency and minimize waste, breaks, gels, fisheyes, and process instability
• Participate in root cause analysis for major production problems
• Act as technical interface with global resin suppliers and procurement
• Qualify new resin suppliers and resin grades
• Lead resin performance trials
• Review supplier technical documentation
• Benchmark supplier technologies and innovations
• Build technical partnerships with resin manufacturers
• Support development of new BOPP film products and recommend resin formulations
• Provide technical support for melt fracture, gels, fish eyes, die build-up, bubble instability, gauge variation, stretching breaks, low output, surface defects, haze, optical defects, heat seal inconsistencies, COF variations, poor metallization performance, and resin contamination
• Monitor global resin technology developments and recommend improvements
• Evaluate new catalyst technologies
• Investigate bio-based and recycled PP resins
• Support circular economy initiatives
• Identify opportunities for downgauging and improved sustainability
• Interpret resin characterization data, including MFI, molecular weight distribution, density, isotacticity, xylene solubles, ash content, DSC, crystallinity, and rheology
• Correlate laboratory results with plant performance
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Global Procurement, Quality, R&D, Product Development, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, and Operations
• Provide technical training to plant teams worldwide

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