Senior Chemist - Powder Coating

Jotun Paints (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Nilai; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading paint and coatings company seeks a Senior Chemist in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. The role involves developing and sustaining customer-friendly products, conducting tests per industry standards, and driving formulation optimization. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, alongside a minimum of 4 years of experience in Powder Coatings. Strong communication skills and a positive mindset are essential for success in this dynamic position offering professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Extensive opportunities for professional development

Supportive work environment

Value-driven culture emphasizing loyalty and respect

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in Powder Coatings.
• Positive mindset and passion about work.
• Demonstrates specialist knowledge and expertise in the area.

Responsibilities

• Conduct tests per Jotun & international standards.
• Drive formulation optimization by revising existing recipes.
• Ensure good communication among teams to enhance satisfaction.

Skills

Proficient in verbal and written English

Analytical skills

Initiative and responsibility

Innovation

People management

Systematic approach

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Job description

The Senior Chemist is responsible to develop, sustain process and customer friendly products under Jotun R&D process guidelines. You will be preparing, testing and evaluating raw materials to ensure product performance & specification as per Jotun's product requirements to meet the customer expectations. This position will be reporting to the Manager - Lab & Process and will be based in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.

Responsibilities

Conduct and ensure all testing as per Jotun & international Standards like ISO, ASTM, AAMA and Qualicoat etc.

Drive for formulation (process and cost) optimization by revising existing recipes to ensure quality improvement delivery to market.

Ensure good communication between the Lab team, QC team, sales team and Technical Services & Support (TSS) to enhance internal customer satisfaction and efficiency of operation.

Ensure the incoming Raw Material (RM) quality as per Group R&D process guidelines.

Follow Jotun standards and ISO procedures to improve consistency and traceability within the factory.

Give technical support and cooperate closely with maintenance.

Implement and supervise calibration procedures for laboratory instruments per ISO & Jotun HSEQ element requirements & guidelines.

Improve the competence of chemists by reducing number of colour matching cycles per sample to drive the efficiency of routine operation as per lead time targets.

Make formulations available for production with defined QC/process specifications as per customer requirements and with optimized process parameters.

Optimize recipes to maintain competitiveness in the local market within the framework set by regional and global R&D.

Organize and ensure efficient optimized planning together with laboratory chemists & Lab operators.

Preparing monthly lab reports as per the Lab KPI's.

Review Raw Materials with Purchasing, cooperate on old Raw Materials use up, and new, cost-efficient RMs implementation.

Update and change formulations as required by Group R&D.

When needed, analyze quality control of product and raw material to ensure achieving consistency of finished product delivery to customers.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree of Chemistry or Chemical Engineering related with minimum 4 years of relevant experience in Powder Coatings.

Must be proficient in verbal and written English with a clear, precise and structured manner of communication.

Positive mindset and passionate about the work.

Analysis & Judgment: quickly understands and analyzes complex issues and problems; comes up with sound and rational judgments.

Initiative & Responsibility: acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results.

Innovation: produces fresh and imaginative ideas and solutions; breaks away from tradition; promotes change and novelty

People Management: provides the team with a clear sense of direction, inspires and coordinates others and keeps them focused on objectives

Professional Expertise: demonstrates specialist knowledge and expertise in own area; participates in continuous professional development.

Systematic Approach: uses a methodical and systematic approach; plans ahead, defines clear priorities and allocates resources effectively.

What we offer

We are a fast-growing paint and coatings company with proven financial success.

Extensive opportunities for professional and personal development, through both on-the-job training and Jotun Academy.

A professional and supportive work environment, focusing on continuous improvement and innovation.

We are a value-driven organization where Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness are core to the culture and success of our organization.