Chemist

Sherwin Williams; Klang City; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin Williams in Malaysia is seeking a proactive laboratory professional to lead EHS and 6S initiatives, safeguard confidentiality, and drive continuous improvement in formulation and processing.

You will independently plan, implement, and update projects, modify existing products, and coordinate with global teams to resolve root causes, support production changes, and share knowledge across the Asia team.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing EHS and 6S in lab.
• Ability to plan, implement and update projects regularly.
• Capability to modify products to meet customer needs.
• Strong communication across technical, commercial and production boundaries.
• Proactive in aligning timelines with stakeholders.
• Well-organized reporting for each project.

Responsibilities

• Enforce EHS and 6S in lab.
• Own formulation and lab process improvements.
• Coordinate root cause analysis with global teams.
• Support production changes and pilot batches.
• Promote knowledge sharing within Asia team.

Skills

EHS & 6S

Confidentiality

Problem solving

Six Sigma

Teamwork

Lab process

Cross-functional comms

Job description

1.EHS and 6S & Confidentiality

• a.HES and 6S responsibility in lab
• b.Strong ownership of EHS and 6S inthe working environment
• c.Abide by RD confidentiality principles

2.Formulation and lab process

• a.Independence on planning, implementing and updating projects on regular basis
• b.Capability of modifying existing products or developing new products to meet customers’ new requirement
• c.Communication skill across technical, commercial and production boundaries;
• d.Proactiveness on looking for alignment on timeline and milestones with stakeholders
• e.Well-organized report as output of every project handled
• f.Lab process concept with right understanding of the consequence of upscaling to production

3.Problem solving and customer support

• a.Result driven and customer focus
• b.6 sigma and problem-solving skill, like problem definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control (anything similar is acceptable)
• c.Ability to coordinate with global and regional analytical team to identify root cause
• d.Customer visit to understand Sherwin William’s products application and line parameters

4.Production support

• a.Able to run PI (production introduce process) to introduce changes (formula change, process change and others) to production to minimize risks
• b.Supervise pilot batches
• c.Support defective batch solution or raw material shelf life extension
• d.Support product transfer as needed at Chemist level

5.Teamwork

• a.Be a good team player
• b.Knowledge and experience sharing to strengthen Asia team’s overall technical capability