Coatings R&D Chemist II — New Product Development

Sherwin-Williams Co.; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams Co. is seeking a Chemist II to lead new product development and continuous improvement in the Coil coatings laboratory within the Performance Coatings Group.

The role involves supervising projects, developing technical expertise, and supporting internal and external customers. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Engineering and at least 3 years of coating lab experience, with 25% travel.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Engineering.
• 3 years of coating lab experience.
• Knowledge of basic math skills.
• Familiarity with scientific principles and processes.
• Computer knowledge for basic inputting, communication, and data analysis.
• Basic PC skills (Microsoft Office).

Responsibilities

• Function without supervision to setup new and modify existing product formulations for production.
• Complete the vetting of product formulations within an agreed upon space looking for chemistry, color, or instruction errors.
• Follows established project closeout procedures and executes the closing of projects as requested.
• Complete and file forms, documents, or panels properly as required in established processes.
• Attend quality, safety, and technical meetings as required.
• Comply with all safety, quality and security regulations.
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Communicate with co-workers, supervisors and other internal customers clearly and concisely.
• Manage work in accordance with timeline goals.
• Organize work to use time efficiently.
• Use established processes and procedures to obtain desired results or to solve problems.
• Possess basic ability to analyze data.
• Independently perform basic tasks as outlined by supervisors.
• Use computer tools to capture and record data.
• Capable of understanding and executing the vetting of product formulations by following established product formulation guidelines.
• Capable of execution within all product platforms for coil and extrusion.
• Capable of creating a product technical datasheet (TDS) for vetted formulations.
• Capable of completing the setup of QC parameters in ECC of vetted formulations.
• Capable of following established processes for: Formula setup, QC setup, Color standards, Project closeout

Skills

Chemistry

Lab experience

Math basics

Scientific principles

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Engineering

Tools

Lab equipment

Job description

Sherwin-Williams Co. is seeking a Chemist II to lead new product development and continuous improvement in the Coil coatings laboratory within the Performance Coatings Group.

The role involves supervising projects, developing technical expertise, and supporting internal and external customers. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Engineering and at least 3 years of coating lab experience, with 25% travel.