Chief Materials Engineer

Title: Chief Materials Engineer

Location:
Rishon LeZion, Israel

About the Role
Alvas Rubber Products Ltd. is a stable, family-owned manufacturing plant (approx. 30 employees) specializing in advanced sealing, rubber, and silicone solutions. We are seeking a Chief Materials Engineer for a key leadership role. Working directly with the CEO, you will lead the materials and quality departments, providing complex technical solutions for the defense, medical, and high-tech sectors.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide engineering leadership for all rubber and silicone operations.
• Analyze and control material behavior (shrinkage, mechanical, and physical properties of polymers and compounds).
• Approve production processes from the initial technical drawing stage through to the final manufactured product.
• Lead factory-wide quality processes, including exception management and root-cause analysis.
• Manage ongoing interfaces with the PP&C, laboratory, and cutting departments.

Requirements:
• B.
Sc. in Materials Engineering / Plastics Engineering / Chemistry – Advantage.
• Practical knowledge and hands-on experience with polymers, rubber, silicone, and sealing solutions – Advantage.
• Full proficiency in reading and analyzing complex technical drawings
- Mandatory.
• Familiarity with the strict requirements and standards of the defense and medical industries – Advantage.
• Willingness to combine hands-on work on the production floor with laboratory and engineering tasks.
• Russian speaking – An advantage for effective communication with production and lab staff.