R&D- Chemist II - Formula Management

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Chemist II to lead activities related to new product development and continuous improvement within the Coil coatings laboratory of the Performance Coatings Group in Minneapolis. The role offers opportunities to develop technical expertise while supporting internal and external customers, with occasional travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities include formulation setup, vetting, project closeout, data capture, and collaboration with peers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Engineering required.
• Familiarity with basic scientific principles and processes.
• Proficiency with basic computer inputting, data analysis, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Set up new and modify existing product formulations for production.
• Vet product formulations for chemistry, color, and instruction accuracy.
• Follow project closeout procedures and complete closing activities.
• Prepare and file forms, documents, or panels per established processes.
• Attend quality, safety, and technical meetings as required.
• Adhere to safety, quality, and security regulations.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Communicate clearly with coworkers and internal customers.
• Manage work to meet timeline goals and use time efficiently.
• Use established processes to achieve results and solve problems.
• Demonstrate data analysis capability and perform basic tasks under supervision.

Skills

Basic math

Scientific principles

Computer literacy

PC skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/ Engineering

Degree in Polymers and Coatings

Master or PhD in Science

Job description

The Chemist II position is responsible for leading activities related to new product development, continuous improvement of existing product lines and maintenance of business opportunities within the Coil coatings laboratory of the Performance Coatings Group. This role is expected to possess the ability to lead projects of varying levels of complexity with little to no supervision. The Chemist II role will be provided with ample opportunities to demonstrate development of technical expertise while providing support to internal and external customers. Although they are not expected to be a technical expert in any specific technology, they will have opportunities to develop such expertise and demonstrate leadership to lesser experienced chemists within the lab.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access to 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.

25% Travel

• 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.

Performs a variety of technical tasks that include but are not limited to the following:

• 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

Minimum Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment (without now or in the future needing sponsorship for employment work visa and/or permanent residence status)
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/ 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 applications)

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Polymers and Coatings
• Master or PhD in Science
• 5 years of research laboratory experience
• Lab equipment knowledge
• Application Knowledge in coatings
• Production knowledge of coatings

Successful candidate will be required to sign an Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreement where permitted by law.