R&D- Associate Chemist

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company in Minneapolis, MN is seeking an Associate Chemist to support the General Industrial division. The role involves collaborating with a mentor chemist to develop, reformulate, and test coatings while maintaining precise lab records.

You will work with paint and coating chemistries, perform basic formulations, and analyze data to drive product improvements. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for success in a supervised environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
• Ability to tint paint to customer color specifications.
• Willingness to undergo background review and work with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Work with a mentor chemist to develop and improve products through experiments and analysis.
• Maintain lab notebooks or databases with daily data entries.
• Perform basic paint making and coating formulations and testing methods.
• Provide timely data to support field complaints and manufacturing issues.
• Contribute to new product development with proper documentation and traceability.

Skills

Data analysis

Lab work

Color tinting

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in STEM

Polymers & Coatings (preferred)

Tools

Color matching software

Job description

The Associate Chemist position in our General Industrial division that is responsible for a variety of exciting activities related to developing new technologies and new platforms in our high performance coatings.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

• Working closely with a mentor chemist developing, reformulating, maintaining and enhancing products through planning, executing and analysis of experiments with clear and accurate results.
• Display a basic working knowledge of the use of chemicals, raw materials, substrate preparation and use instruments commonly found in a lab environment
• Responsible for inputting data, data analysis and technical documentation daily into lab books or a database.
• Functioning under substantial supervision, but may lead individual or group projects. Product development and/or enhanced with consistent in performance and quality.
• Utilizing advanced technologies to develop products that demonstrate improvements and difference that consumer can perceive and will desire.
• Performing basic paint making processes, meets manufactures specifications
• Performing basic coating formulations, applications and physical/performance testing methods
• Providing timely and accurate data to help resolve field complaints, raw material issues, manufacturing problems, and support existing and new product development
• Experience with solvent-borne and water-borne acrylic, alkyd, epoxy and urethane chemistries
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Application and troubleshooting of general industrial coatings

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to determine the difference between colors so you can correctly tint paint to the colors desired by customers.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Computer knowledge for basic inputting, communication, and data analysis
• Math knowledge
• Chemistry knowledge

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Polymers and Coatings
• 2 years of professional coatings formulation experience or a combination of academic lab and or Internships /Co-op experience
• Familiar with or exposure to General Industrial coatings market segment.
• Experience with color matching and use of color prediction software.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.