PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ORDER TO ACCEPT AN OFFER FOR THIS POSITION, YOU WOULD NEED TO BE WILLING TO RELCOATE TO MEXICO. THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THIS POSITION, TO BE LOCATED IN MEXICO. NO RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE COVERED.

Purpose:
To hire an employee in Toluca or Mexico City, Mexico that can fulfill the role of:
(1) Providing technical support to NTIC customers in Mexico
(2) Aid in the setting up of local subcontractors producing NTIC products – primarily VCI PE extrusion and RP oil / liquid blending.
(3) Perform quality control testing (per NTIC’s QC requirements) on NTIC products produced by local subcontractors.
Role and Responsibilities:
The candidate will be responsible for the following:
· Onsite investigation and process review at customer’s factory to identify potential causes or failures pertaining to corrosion protection.
· Collection of customer samples, chemicals, process fluids, etc. for lab testing and evaluation.
· Conduct lab testing and scientific evaluation of received samples and products at NTIC’s facility.
· Generate lab testing reports providing root cause analysis and recommendations to mitigate the identified issues, and solutions to solve the corrosion concerns utilizing best practice and NTIC products.
· Aid in the qualification and setting up of local subcontractors to produce NTIC products in accordance with NTIC’s quality standards.
· Provide technical support to local subcontractors producing NTIC products.
· Aid in the quality control of NTIC products produced by local subcontractors.
Any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor

EDUCATION:

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Chemical/Chemistry or Metallurgy.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Preferred, 10 years relevant work experience with technical competencies in manufacturing, coating, parts cleaning, machine fabrication sector(s)
• Preferred – work experience in automotive, machining industry, oil & gas, agriculture, and heavy vehicles
• Preferred – experience with parts washing, cleanliness, drying, and over all basic mechanical maintenance
• Preferred experience in supplier quality.

EXPECTED SKILLS:

• Experience with manufacturing, particularly metals (fabrication, metal working fluids, basic metallurgy)
• Understanding of shipping, logistics, and packaging design
  · Design of Experiment

· Experience with analytical chemistry (FTIR, IC, SEM, and others)

• Good public technical presentations skills
• Excellent bilingual (Spanish and English) written and verbal communication skills
• A general interest in learning and becoming an expert on our products
• Able to work with internal and external customers
• Quality assurance and Quality control with suppliers.
• Independent and self-starter
• Experience in working as part of a team
• Good project management skills

· Ability to manage workflow in the lab, customer support, sales support

· Strong chemistry / physics / materials science skills

• Must be authorized to work in Mexico
• Must be willing to obtain a valid passport to travel within the United States, and Mexico
• Must be able to travel independently up to 50% of the time (Travel can be sporadic and last minute at times)
• Must have the ability to work face-to-face with clients/customers/suppliers on technical issues

Please refer the Job description for details