Vectorply hosting on-site hiring event April 29 & April 30

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Phenix City, AL – Vectorply Corporation is hosting an on-site hiring event at the company’s Phenix City, AL headquarters on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those seeking manufacturing positions at Vectorply will be able to apply in-person at the event, and some qualified applicants could receive on-the-spot job offers.

Vectorply is a world leading producer of composite reinforcement fabrics made of carbon, fiberglass, and Kevlar for a wide range of applications. Vectorply reinforcements are used by customers to produce everything from sports car components and luxury fishing yachts to rockets and bridges across the Unites States and abroad. Vectorply is a crucial supplier to a multitude of end-use producers, and the production team is critical for producing high quality reinforcement fabrics.

Interested applicants will have the opportunity to learn more about Vectorply and the exciting composites industry. The starting pay for entry-level production positions is $13.91 per hour, and Vectorply offers an excellent benefits packing including: matching 401(K) retirement, paid vacation, majority-paid medical coverage, majority-paid dental coverage, and company-paid employee and dependent life insurance. Open positions are on second and third shifts and are eight-hour shifts with overtime opportunities offered.

As Vectorply’s business continues to grow and expand, there are also opportunities for advancement within the company. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join Vectorply!

Vectorply hosting on-site hiring event

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Phenix City, AL – Vectorply Corporation is hosting an on-site hiring event at the company’s Phenix City, AL headquarters on Saturday, November 6, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those seeking manufacturing positions at Vectorply will be able to apply in-person at the event, and some qualified applicants could receive on-the-spot job offers.

Vectorply is a world leading producer of composite reinforcement fabrics made of carbon, fiberglass, and Kevlar for a wide range of applications. Vectorply reinforcements are used by customers to produce everything from sports car components and luxury fishing yachts to rockets and bridges across the Unites States and abroad. Vectorply is a crucial supplier to a multitude of end-use producers, and the production team is critical for producing high quality reinforcement fabrics.

Interested applicants will have the opportunity to learn more about Vectorply and the exciting composites industry. The starting pay for entry-level production positions is $13.91 per hour, and Vectorply offers an excellent benefits packing including: matching 401(K) retirement, paid vacation, majority-paid medical coverage, majority-paid dental coverage, and company-paid employee and dependent life insurance. Open positions are on second and third shifts and are eight-hour shifts with overtime opportunities offered.

As Vectorply’s business continues to grow and expand, there are also opportunities for advancement within the company. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join Vectorply!

To see our open positions, click HERE.

POSITION FILLED – Controller Job Posting

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Job title: Controller

Position type: Full Time/Salaried, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST, M-F

Reports to: Vice President of Finance

Department: Finance

About Vectorply

Vectorply is a privately-owned company with headquarters in Phenix City, AL. The company employs approximately 180 employees between administration, sales, engineering and production and produces more than 300 different styles of reinforcement fabrics for a wide variety of composites applications. Vectorply supplies the vast composites industry with materials from our 200,000 sq. ft production facility in Alabama, along with international manufacturing partners.

Job Description

The company Controller is a trusted member of our Finance Team that supports the VP of Finance with vital processes and completes all accounting-related activities with efficiency and accuracy. The working manager for the accounting department, he/she acts as an overseer of the company’s financial health.

Experience /Skills:

  • 4-year undergraduate degree (accounting preferred)
  • 5 years accounting experience
  • Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
  • Ability to communicate well with others and work cohesively in a team environment
  • Outgoing personality with strong initiative
  • Strong verbal, written and organizational skills
  • Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint & accounting applications

Responsibilities

  • Report financial statements with timeliness and accuracy
  • Maintain the company’s general ledger
  • Complete month end closing process
  • Daily cash management
  • Monthly compliance reporting to financial institutions
  • Prepare annual budgets and monthly forecasting
  • Calculate and update annual standard costs for manufactured goods within accounting system
  • Oversee capital expenditures and asset valuations
  • Acquire understanding of Vectorply’s ERP system (Sage 100), oversee major Sage 100 modifications and trouble shoot issues within Sage 100
  • Act as point of contact for annual external audit
  • Prepare and distribute various internal sales reports

Ongoing duties

  • Comply with all company policies and procedures
  • Protect confidential information
  • Work unscheduled time when necessary
  • Other duties as assigned

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should send your resume to employ@vectorply.com with the subject line ‘Controller Position Application’. 

Vectorply Announces Acquisition by Neenah, Inc.

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Phenix City, AL. – Vectorply Corporation, a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners, yesterday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Neenah, Inc., under which Neenah will acquire Vectorply for $155 million in cash. Closing is expected to occur on April 1 and is subject to customary conditions.

Neenah is a leading global specialty materials company, focused on premium niche markets that value performance and image. Key products and markets include advanced filtration media, specialized performance substrates used for digital transfer, tape and abrasive backings, labels and other products, and premium printing and packaging papers. This acquisition expands Neenah’s technical products platform into the rapidly growing advanced composites industry and is expected to be immediately accretive to its margins and earnings.

Vectorply President Trevor Humphrey commented:  “We are very excited about becoming part of the Neenah family of companies.  Vectorply’s composite business will be a strong complement to Neenah’s other specialty materials businesses.  Our Vectorply team appreciates Neenah’s commitment to growth and innovation, and we look forward to working together in the future.”

Brookwood Associates acted as financial advisor to Vectorply Corporation, and Eversheds Sutherland LLP served as Vectorply Corporation’s legal advisors.

About Vectorply Corporation

Vectorply is a world leader in the development, manufacturing and distribution of composite reinforcement fabrics engineered to optimize the stiffness, strength, weight and cost of customer-specific applications. The company produces more than 350 unique styles of fabrics for an unlimited number of composite applications. Fibers such as E-glass, carbon, aramid are stitch-bonded in a variety of weights and architectures to help customers achieve their goals with optimized laminates.

POSITION FILLED – Human Resource Manager Job Posting

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Job title: Human Resource Manager

Position type: Full Time/Salaried

Reports to: Vice President of Finance

Direct reports: Directly supervises HR and Payroll Department

Department: Finance

About Vectorply

Vectorply is a privately-owned company with headquarters in Phenix City, AL. The company employs approximately 200 employees between administration, sales, engineering and production and produces more than 300 different styles of reinforcement fabrics for a wide variety of composites applications. Vectorply supplies the vast composites industry with materials from our 200,000 sq. ft production facility in Alabama, along with international manufacturing partners.

Job Purpose

To develop and administer policies and procedures relating to all phases of human resources activity within the manufacturing plant

Experience /Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) and five plus years related experience in a manufacturing facility
  • Working knowledge of employment laws, regulations and worker’s comp
  • Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds. This includes having the ability to engage management when appropriate
  • Experience in all HR concentration areas such as benefits; compensation; workforce planning and employment; employee relations; occupational health, safety and security; strategic management; employee development; and training
  • Computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

  • Develops and administers company-wide human resources policies, procedures, and practices in accordance with stated corporate objectives and federal and state legal requirements
  • Promotes positive employee relations through design, communication, and interpretation of human resources policies and programs
  • Represent HR in the Leadership Team and coordinate with other departments (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Engineering, and Finance)
  • Manages talent acquisitions process, including sourcing, testing, hiring and onboarding
  • Coordinates recruiting and retention strategies and succession planning process
  • Coordinates exit interview process and communication of findings to management
  • Analyzes data, prepares reports, and makes recommendations on a variety of human resources issues
  • Coordinates training programs, personal and career development, performance appraisal process, compensation systems, diversity, and benefit programs
  • Coordinates employee-relations activities and programs including but not limited to employee counseling, interpretation of policies, new employee orientation, and employee recognition programs
  • Reviews employee relation’s issues and recommends appropriate responses to management
  • Prepares and monitors human resources budget
  • Negotiates contracts with outside vendors to provide employee services
  • Hires, trains, supervises, motivates, and develops human resources staff; manages schedules and workflow
  • Assigns duties and monitors quality of work; assures staff conforms to organizational policies and procedures and government regulations
  • Works directly with EH & S/Safety Manager to ensure OSHA requirements are met.
  • Other duties as assigned

Key Activities

  • Deliver recruitment to assure a high caliber of staff
  • Staff turnover and absence statistics
  • Continuous review of Company Handbook
  • Worker’s Compensation Insurance; grievance; accident procedures and claims

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should send your resume to employ@vectorply.com with the subject line ‘Human Resource Manager Application’. 

POSITION FILLED – Central North Region Sales Manager Job Posting

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Job title: Central North Region Sales Manager

Position type: Full Time/Salaried

Reports to: Vice President of Sales

Department: Sales

About Vectorply

Vectorply, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high-performance composite fabrics, is a privately-owned company with headquarters in Phenix City, AL. Vectorply employs approximately 160 employees between administration, sales and production and produces more than 300 distinctive styles of reinforcement fabrics for a wide variety of composites applications.

Job Description

Vectorply is a dynamic market driven company with a strong focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations. Vectorply’s sales team is comprised of self-starters and motivated go-getters who manage and grow their assigned territory as a business unit.  Sales managers are responsible for pricing, product recommendations, and technical assistance for current and potential customers. States included in the Central North Region are: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. This position will also cover central Canada.

Responsibilities

Sales Territory Management

  • Aggressively grow the business within assigned territory while exceeding customer service expectations throughout the current customer base.
  • Expand Vectorply’s business opportunities through research and development of new markets and applications.
  • Support and grow relationship with distributors through constant communication and swift responsiveness.
  • Budget and control all costs and expenses related to the territory.
  • Prepare detailed sales budgets and forecasts for existing and anticipated new customers within the territory.

Technical Support

  • Recommending appropriate Vectorply fabrics for specific applications.
  • Becoming an expert of VectorLam (laminate design software).
  • Instruction of proper roll good applications and processes.
  • Assisting with closed mold demonstrations and conversions.
  • Maintaining presence in front of customers. Consider two to three days a week of overnight travel as the norm.

Ongoing duties

  • Work with Customer Account Specialist to track sales history and opportunities.
  • Prepare weekly travel activity reports.
  • Participate in weekly sales and engineering conference call.
  • Other duties as required.
  • Travel required: 50-75%

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should send your resume to employ@vectorply.com with the subject line ‘Central North Region Sales Manager Position’. 

POSITION FILLED – Composite Test Engineer Job Opening

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Vectorply Corporation, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of composite reinforcement fabrics, has an immediate opening for an experienced composite test engineer to manage and run daily activities at our Advanced Composite Reinforcement Center lab facility.

The primary role of the composite test engineer is to manage and provide both internal mechanical/physical test data to support Vectorply R&D efforts, and current/potential customer data as a value-added resource.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Lead & manage the composite materials lab and R&D efforts including:
    • Specify, suggest, and procure equipment
    • Create/advise on all required materials, equipment, and test project budgets
    • Create/write lab procedures, test methods, and test database
    • Maintain proper levels of lab ancillary materials
  • Manage daily lab activities such as laminate testing (physical or mechanical), panel fabrication (permeability studies, etc.), and reports based on these activities
  • Provide technical support to the following:
    • Vectorply technical services & engineering staff
    • Vectorply sales and customer service staff
    • Customer base regarding Vectorply reinforcements, VectorLam software, and FEA activities
  • Disseminate relevant technical data derived from lab activities internally to sales and customer service staff

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – Composite, Materials, Mechanical, or other related degree
  • Minimum three years’ work experience in a laboratory or manufacturing environment
  • Highly proficient at conducting ASTM D30 and ISO test methods for composite materials on a test frame (United, Instron, etc.) and specimen preparation
  • Highly familiar with composite materials including reinforcement fibers, core materials, liquid resins, etc.
  • Hands-on experience with composite processing methods:
    • Hand layup
    • Vacuum Infusion
    • RTM-Light
    • RTM
    • Wet Bagging
    • Pre-pregs
    • Tooling
  • Familiarity with composite laminate analysis and classical laminate theory; VectorLam software experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with composite material applications in aerospace, industrial, marine, wind energy, & sporting goods industries
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
  • Position based out of the Donald L. Massey Advanced Composite Reinforcement Center in Phenix City, AL and relocation assistance will be provided

 

Interested qualified applicants are encouraged to email their resumes to employ@vectorply.com with the heading “Composite Test Engineering Position”.

 

 

POSITION FILLED – Customer Service Representative Job Posting

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Job title: Customer Service Representative

Position type: Full Time/Salaried

Reports to: Customer Service Team Leader

Department: Sales

Vectorply, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high performance composite fabrics, is a privately-owned company with headquarters in Phenix City, AL. Vectorply employs approximately 160 employees between administration, sales and production and produces more than 300 distinctive styles of reinforcement fabrics for a wide variety of composites applications.

Job Description: Vectorply is a dynamic market driven company with a strong focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations. The customer service responsibilities are very diversified, handling every aspect from order entry to customer delivery. As a member of the Sales Team, a CSR represents the company to customers and distributors. One of our mission statements is, “make it easy for our customers to do business with us” and Customer Service Representatives ensure this mission is fulfilled.

Experience /Skills:            

  • Four-year degree (preferred)
  • Two years customer service experience (preferred)
  • Strong verbal, written and organizational skills
  • Ability to work cohesively in a team environment
  • Outgoing personality and strong initiative
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities:

Sales Territory Support – 80% of time
• Participate in daily production meetings and relay pertinent information to territory Sales Manager.
• Support Sales Manager by learning customer specifics and assisting with their goals.
• Maintain a thorough understanding and working knowledge of composite materials and Vectorply’s production.
• Promptly address customer and distributor inquiries via phone and email.
• Facilitate sample requests, quotes, new customer communications and other customer focused tasks.
• Connect with customers/distributors developing trusting relationships where your goal is to make it easy to do business with us.
• Occasional travel for events, tradeshows and/or customer visits.

Administrative – 20% of time
• Work within operating systems to enter orders, inquire about inventory and review sales history to make informed decisions associated with ensuring product delivery according to customer expectations.
• Manage assignments pertaining to reporting, internal communication and general operations.

Ongoing duties:
• Meet or exceed annual goals.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Protect confidential information.
• Other duties as required.

 

Interested applicants should send your resume to employ@vectorply.com with the subject line ‘Customer Service Position’. 

POSITION FILLED – Manufacturing Engineer Job Posting

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Purpose:

Design, modify, and improve Vectorply’s manufacturing machinery, systems and processes. Will work with in-house and commercial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs. This position will take a lead and be very hands-on in the maintenance PM program as the company continues to develop and improve its performance.

This person will be a responsible for modifying and developing manufacturing machinery and the processes to give the customer the more challenging composites they are demanding.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or equivalent degree and/or experience
5-10 years’ experience in a manufacturing plant setting working in Maintenance, Production, and/or Process engineering roles

A passion for machinery and process improvement with a mechanical focus

Knowledge:

Production and Processing – Knowledge of production processes in general, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing effective and efficient manufacturing. Experience in textiles or other composites would be a plus.

Skills:

Basic Skills

  • Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Writing – Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

  • Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
  • Instructing – Teaching others how to do something.
  • Negotiation – Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
  • Persuasion – Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
  • Service Orientation – Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Social Perceptiveness – Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Technical Skills

  • Complex Problem-Solving – Identifying complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions in the production processes.
  • Equipment Maintenance – Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
  • Operation Monitoring – Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
  • Operations Analysis – Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
  • Quality Control Analysis – Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
  • Repairing – Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
  • Technology Design – Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
  • Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors and deciding how to correct it.

Tasks

  • Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes on a daily basis.
  • Provide technical expertise and hands-on support related to manufacturing and production machinery operation.
  • Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations and efficiency.
  • Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment to improve the product to the customer.
  • Determine root causes of failures using known methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
  • Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
  • Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
  • Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
  • Purchase equipment, materials, or parts.
  • Design layout of equipment or workspaces to achieve maximum efficiency.
  • Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
  • Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
  • Design testing methods and test finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements.
  • Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
  • Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
  • Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.

Interested candidates should send their resumes to employ@vectorply.com