Coating Chemist: Drive Process & Quality Excellence

Neenah Northeast, LLC; Village of Lowville (NY); On-site; USD 81,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ Brownville & Lowville is seeking a Chemist Coating Specialist to join our team at the Brownville & Lowville, NY mills. The role supports process optimization, new product development, and cost reduction within the coating operations and paper manufacturing context.

The candidate will collaborate with Operations and Technical teams, lead trial plans, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards while traveling up to 10% for supplier and customer engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, or related areas such as pulp and paper science.
• Prior related experience in a process-oriented manufacturing environment and continuous improvement processes such as Lean and Six Sigma are preferred.
• Experience; 7 years in manufacturing required in paper or coating operations.
• Microsoft programs, Quality databases, and preference for DCS/QCS knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth understanding of all manufacturing equipment and processes to effectively manage new product development, cost reduction opportunities, and process optimization.
• Support, participate and exemplify the corporate Mativ Value system to achieve overall business goals and objectives.
• Support the Mativ Zero Incident Culture for safety and environmental in the philosophy that all incidents are preventable.
• Participate in and lead zero incident safety culture initiatives and safety training.
• Provide adequate quality expectations, specifications, standards and technical expertise to the Operations team to ensure customer satisfaction and 1st time quality execution.
• Develop and implement systems to analyze mill process capability in relation to specifications.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Detail oriented

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Training skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Chemical engineering

Chemistry

Pulp and paper science

Tools

ERP systems

DCS/QCS knowledge

Job description

Mativ Brownville & Lowville is seeking a Chemist Coating Specialist to join our team at the Brownville & Lowville, NY mills. The role supports process optimization, new product development, and cost reduction within the coating operations and paper manufacturing context.

The candidate will collaborate with Operations and Technical teams, lead trial plans, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards while traveling up to 10% for supplier and customer engagements.