Senior Color Systems Lead — Precision Colors & Innovation

Klöckner Pentaplast Europe GmbH & Co. KG; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Klockner Pentaplast is seeking a Color Systems Manager to lead color development, matching and maintenance for our plastic films. You will collaborate with marketing, sales, production, pigment suppliers, and instrument vendors to create new colors and improve production while supporting cost-reduction initiatives.

The role requires coordinating color targets, specifications, and lab methods, plus maintaining ERP color recipes and training staff in color measurement and analysis.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent with related experience.
• Strong color development and matching skills for plastics.
• Experience with color measurement equipment and software.
• Ability to collaborate across marketing, sales and production.

Responsibilities

• Lead color development, matching, and maintenance for films.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, production, and pigment suppliers.
• Develop color targets and specifications; monitor color data.
• Manage color recipes in ERP and update lab/test methods as needed.
• Train staff on color measurement and instrumentation.

Skills

Color development

Color matching

Spectrophotometry

ERP systems

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

Spectrophotometers

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

ERP software

Job description

Klockner Pentaplast is seeking a Color Systems Manager to lead color development, matching and maintenance for our plastic films. You will collaborate with marketing, sales, production, pigment suppliers, and instrument vendors to create new colors and improve production while supporting cost-reduction initiatives.

The role requires coordinating color targets, specifications, and lab methods, plus maintaining ERP color recipes and training staff in color measurement and analysis.