CMF Designer

About the role

Trove Brands, a privately‑held house of brands including BlenderBottle®, Owala®, Whiskware®, and Eco‑Brite®, is seeking a curious, creative, and technically minded CMF Designer. The designer will turn emerging trends and creative ideas into innovative, manufacturable finishes, partnering closely with Brand, Design, Engineering, Product Development, Regulatory & Compliance, and Manufacturing teams. The primary focus is drinkware, emphasizing paints, coatings, plastics, graphics, textures, and application processes that create distinctive aesthetics.

Key Responsibilities

• Research emerging CMF, consumer, lifestyle, and manufacturing trends and translate them into new finish opportunities.
• Explore materials, coatings, surface treatments, textures, graphics, and application processes within and beyond the drinkware industry.
• Develop tangible finish concepts, samples, and technical possibilities to share with Product Development and Brand partners.
• Identify supplier technologies and manufacturing capabilities that could unlock new product experiences.
• Partner with Brand and Design teams to translate creative ideas into technically achievable CMF solutions.
• Develop finishes for existing and future product platforms, translating creative intent into clear technical targets.
• Work directly with factories and suppliers to develop, sample, refine, and manufacture new finishes.
• Bridge creative intent and manufacturing reality, troubleshooting challenges with Engineering, Quality, Compliance, Product Development, and suppliers.
• Evaluate paints, coatings, plastics, materials, and application processes against performance and manufacturing requirements.
• Coordinate and conduct testing for durability, adhesion, chemical resistance, wear, appearance, and other relevant criteria.
• Document testing, results, findings, development learnings, and technical specifications.
• Ensure finishes meet applicable performance, quality, regulatory, and compliance requirements before production.
• Create and maintain a CMF finish database and physical library of approved finishes, processes, specifications, test results, and regulatory documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in CMF, industrial design, product design, materials, product development, or a related field (internships and relevant project experience are welcome).
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Material Design/Science, or a related discipline—or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Strong curiosity about materials, finishes, manufacturing processes, and how things are made.
• Ability to recognize trends and translate inspiration into practical product and manufacturing opportunities.
• Hands‑on mindset with comfort working with physical samples, prototypes, testing, and technical documentation.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively across creative, technical, supplier, and manufacturing teams.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and familiarity with 3D visualization/CAD tools such as KeyShot, SolidWorks, or similar.
• Exposure to finish and material testing methods for adhesion, durability, abrasion, chemical resistance, and other product performance requirements.
• Comfort using technical documentation and database tools to maintain finish specifications, test results, approvals, supplier information, and regulatory records.
• Ability to work hands‑on with physical samples, prototypes, supplier submissions, and manufacturing standards throughout the development process.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience or exposure to paints, coatings, plastics, printing, graphics, textures, surface treatments, material testing, supplier development, or high‑volume consumer product manufacturing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care
• 401(k) package with employer matching
• Paid Time Off
• Maternity/Paternity leave
• Full indoor basketball/volleyball court
• Fully equipped fitness center (cardio, weights, functional fitness area, lockers and showers, etc.)
• Yoga studio
• Meditation/Nap room
• Additional perks and community events

This is a fully in‑office position at Trove Brands’ headquarters in Lehi, Utah.