R&D Chemist II - Coatings Product Innovator

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Chemist II to lead new product development and continuous improvement within the coil coatings laboratory of the Performance Coatings Group. The role involves supervising projects with minimal oversight and supporting internal and external customers.

Candidates will have opportunity to develop technical expertise and mentor less experienced chemists, while adhering to safety, quality, and process standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Engineering is required.
• At least 3 years in a coating lab.
• Familiarity with basic math and scientific principles.

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.
• Both manufacturing and formulation guidelines
• Capable of execution within all application types
• Capable of execution within all product platforms for coil and extrusion
• Capable of completing the setup of Prime and Local cards in the BIOS systems of vetted formulations.
• 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

Coating lab experience

Math basics

Data analysis basics

Computer literacy (MS Office)

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Engineering

Degree in Polymers and Coatings

Master or PhD in Science

Tools

Lab equipment knowledge

BIOS/PC setup knowledge

Job description

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Chemist II to lead new product development and continuous improvement within the coil coatings laboratory of the Performance Coatings Group. The role involves supervising projects with minimal oversight and supporting internal and external customers.

Candidates will have opportunity to develop technical expertise and mentor less experienced chemists, while adhering to safety, quality, and process standards.