Technical Service Chemist

CPS Inc.; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

M/D/V/L Benefits

401K

Job summary

A specialty chemical company in North Carolina is seeking an experienced Technical Service Chemist with a strong background in waterborne coatings formulation. This role involves assisting the Sales team, leading technical projects, and maintaining relationships with customers. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and extensive experience in coatings for various substrates. Offering a competitive salary range of $80,000 - $100,000 along with great opportunities for growth and benefits including M/D/V/L and 401K.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience with waterborne coatings formulation.
• Strong knowledge of coatings for wood, metal, and concrete substrates required.
• General knowledge of waterborne acrylic emulsions and polyurethane dispersions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Sales team in maintaining and growing new business.
• Lead technical service projects and formulation development.
• Establish positive relationships with Sales, Applications, Quality Assurance.

Skills

Waterborne coatings formulation

Customer relationship management

Project management

Technical presentation skills

Problem analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Job description

Technical Service Chemist

Mid-sized specialty chemical company is looking for an experienced water-based coatings formulator. If you are a chemist with expertise in coatings R&D and like managing projects and working with customers, this could be a great opportunity for you! Company offers excellent benefits with competitive pay; great opportunities for growth!

Duties

• Assist the Sales team in maintaining and growing new business through focusing on customer needs and requirements
• Identify technology gaps and provide technical insight to R&D to develop new products for new and existing customers
• Lead technical service projects, including formulation development, design of experiments, use of in-house testing equipment, presentation of project results to technical group / customers and make recommendations on project direction
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of coatings formulations and maintain knowledge of competitive technologies and market trends
• Assist customers with problem analysis, batch qualification, troubleshooting
• Demonstrate knowledge of and support (HSE) Health, Safety and Environmental programs
• Establish positive and communicative relationships with Sales, Applications, Quality Assurance, R&D groups and Production
• Maintain understandable, comprehensive and detailed records of Technical Service projects; effectively collect, communicate and manage information and data flow
• Key technical interface between the business and external customers; responsible for applications role in business / product development cycle
• Promote products at technical conferences by giving presentations and write publications for industry journals
• Possible annual overseas travel

Salary

$80,000 - $100,000

Benefits

M/D/V/L/401K

Technical Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Coatings Science or Polymer Science required
• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience with waterborne coatings formulation and development for architectural and industrial applications
• Strong knowledge of coatings for wood, metal and concrete substrates required
• General knowledge of waterborne acrylic emulsions and polyurethane dispersions
• General knowledge of air dry, radiation cure and 2K systems

If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Devin Heffernan at [e-mail].