Chemical Engineer

Addison Group; California; On-site; USD 97,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Color Engineer to support color formulation, process improvement, and color consistency across multiple manufacturing facilities. This newly created role focuses on developing standardized color processes, improving manufacturing execution, troubleshooting color issues, and driving continuous improvement across sites.

The ideal candidate brings a manufacturing or process engineering background with hands-on experience in color formulation, pigments, and color

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Color Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with color formulation and color control in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of pigments, dispersions, color chemistry, and color measurement.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and improving product consistency.
• Familiarity with spectrophotometers and related color measurement equipment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with manufacturing teams across multiple facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and optimize color formulations for manufactured building products, including roofing and stone applications.
• Establish and standardize color control processes across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Troubleshoot color variation, formulation inconsistencies, and production‑related quality issues.
• Work with pigments, dispersions, iron oxides, and other color‑related raw materials.
• Utilize spectrophotometers and color measurement technologies to evaluate and maintain color consistency.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to implement process improvements and maintain product standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve formulation efficiency, repeatability, and manufacturing performance.
• Support the implementation and expansion of color standardization initiatives across production sites.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Color Science, or a related technical discipline

Job description

Location: California, Florida, or Pennsylvania (multiple locations available; relocation candidates considered)

Employment Type: Full-Time / Direct Hire (Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship)

Compensation: $97,000–$126,000 base salary, with potential flexibility for highly qualified candidates, plus bonus opportunities.

Benefits:

The position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, PTO

Position Overview

We are seeking a Color Engineer to support color formulation, process improvement, and color consistency across multiple manufacturing facilities for an established building products manufacturer. This newly created position will play a key role in developing and standardizing color processes across facilities, with an emphasis on manufacturing execution, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate brings a strong manufacturing or process engineering background combined with hands‑on experience in color formulation, pigments, and color measurement technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and optimize color formulations for manufactured building products, including roofing and stone applications.
• Establish and standardize color control processes across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Troubleshoot color variation, formulation inconsistencies, and production‑related quality issues.
• Work with pigments, dispersions, iron oxides, and other color‑related raw materials.
• Utilize spectrophotometers and color measurement technologies to evaluate and maintain color consistency.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to implement process improvements and maintain product standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve formulation efficiency, repeatability, and manufacturing performance.
• Support the implementation and expansion of color standardization initiatives across production sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Color Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with color formulation and color control in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of pigments, dispersions, color chemistry, and color measurement.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and improving product consistency.
• Familiarity with spectrophotometers and related color measurement equipment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and cross‑functional communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with manufacturing teams across multiple facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in building products, roofing, concrete, stone, paints/coatings, plastics/polymers, or specialty chemicals.
• Experience working with iron oxide pigments.
• Familiarity with X-Rite equipment or color management software.

This opportunity offers the ability to make a significant impact on color quality and process consistency across a multi‑site manufacturing operation.