Color 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

Paid time off

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Color Engineer in the United States to support color formulation, process improvements, and color consistency across multiple facilities. The role emphasizes manufacturing execution, troubleshooting, and standardizing color processes across sites.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with color formulation, pigments, spectrophotometers, and color measurement technologies, with a background in manufacturing or process engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline as listed.
• Experience with color formulation and control in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of pigments, dispersions, color chemistry, and measurement.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of processes to improve product consistency.
• Familiarity with color measurement equipment and spectrophotometers.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and optimize color formulations for manufactured products.
• Establish and standardize color control processes across facilities.
• Troubleshoot color variation and production-related quality issues.
• Work with pigments, dispersions, iron oxides, and related raw materials.
• Use spectrophotometers and color measurement tech to ensure consistency.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams on improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve formulation efficiency and performance.
• Support color standardization initiatives across sites.

Skills

Color formulation

Manufacturing troubleshooting

Process improvement

Cross-functional communication

Color measurement

Education

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

Tools

Spectrophotometers

X-Rite equipment

Color management software

Job description

Title: Color Engineer

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.
• Experience developing or implementing standardized manufacturing processes across multiple facilities.

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

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.