Senior Field Coatings Technical Consultant

Rust-Oleum Corporation; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RPM Industrial Coatings Group (a part of RPM International Inc.) seeks a Sr. Field Technical Service Representative to deliver expert technical support for liquid and powder coatings in North America.

You will partner with customers, sales teams, and manufacturing to optimize coating performance and drive process improvements. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in industrial coatings, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and willingness to travel 50–70% to customer sites and plants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in industrial coatings with expertise in liquid coating technologies and strong knowledge of powder coating systems.
• Experience performing laboratory and field evaluations using recognized testing standards.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and root cause analysis in manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical support to customers, distributors, prospects, and internal teams regarding liquid and powder coating technologies.
• Lead investigations into coating defects, equipment performance, and process variability with structured methodologies.
• Develop technical reports documenting observations, findings, corrective actions, and recommendations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Engineering/Materials Science

Tools

FTIR

DSC

XRF

Datapaq

Color measurement

Job description

RPM Industrial Coatings Group (a part of RPM International Inc.) seeks a Sr. Field Technical Service Representative to deliver expert technical support for liquid and powder coatings in North America.

You will partner with customers, sales teams, and manufacturing to optimize coating performance and drive process improvements. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in industrial coatings, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and willingness to travel 50–70% to customer sites and plants.