Technical Manager

Job Description
What We Offer:

• Flexible medical, dental, and vision plan
• Employee & family assistance program
• RRSP matching program
• Health & Wellness reimbursements
• Product purchase program
• Opportunities to take part in job-related training and development
• Relocation cost (if applicable)

Responsibilities
Product Improvement

• Build and maintain the 3‑year papermaking product development roadmap for assigned categories.
• Own trial design, success criteria, and recommendation.
• Author trial charters and experimental plans with success criteria; execute validation runs and oversee sample/test plans.
• Convert consumer and lab results into clear go/no‑go recommendations for product development reviews with Product Management/Quality/Marketing.
• Define Specifications & Critical to Quality attributes and variables for papermaking.

Innovation

• Execute & support Sales/Marketing product innovation initiatives
• Drive changes and develop processes to enhance products / margin
• Lead external trials and evaluations with suppliers and labs (chemistry, fabrics, papermaking, converting, analytical testing)
• Ensure NDA and data‑handling compliance with vendors
• Investigate and implement new technologies
• Influence changes, ideas, and developments

Support

• Provide multi‑site technical support for quality and runnability
• Provide technical support to customers / quality systems
• Provide support for significant operational and quality issues directly at the sites
• Mentor junior engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field (Chemical / Pulp & Paper preferred) or equivalent experience
• 10–15 years in tissue/towel papermaking with TAD technology; strong trial/experimental design background; basic to intermediate converting knowledge or exposure
• R&D, Product Development, Quality experience
• Thorough papermaking process knowledge (TAD technology an asset)
• Understanding and applying new concepts and processes
• Ability to manage multiple activities with competing deadlines
• Experimental design, statistics, data interpretation & visualization
• Project management experience
• Leadership, mentoring, and coaching ability
• Ability to travel (up to 25% of time) to both Canada and the United States

About Us
Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Canada and the United States and are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With a culture that nurtures talent and creates an inclusive workplace, you can grow your career across our various operating divisions.

We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Worried you do not meet all the requirements? Studies have shown that many applicants apply only to job opportunities when they feel they meet 100% of the criteria. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone is appreciated, recognized, and empowered to contribute fully. If you are interested in this position but are worried you did not meet all the requirements, we would encourage you to still apply.

We appreciate your interest in our company however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

About The Team
At
Irving Consumer Products
, we know the key to success is our people.

We are a leading manufacturer of premium quality tissue products – including national brands Royale in Canada and Scotties in the US - and private label. We also produce baby diapers under our Royale brand as well as private label diapers and training pants for North American retailers.

We pride ourselves in our commitment to providing the best quality products and exceptional service to our consumers and customers.

Our parent company - J.D. Irving, Limited, is a responsible steward of the forests. J.D. Irving has planted more than 1 billion trees since 1957, and the Irving Forest Supply Chain, which includes Irving Consumer Products, was declared carbon neutral for the first time in 2020 and each full year since.