About The Role

The Associate Chemist position in our General Industrial division that is responsible for a variety of exciting activities related to developing new technologies and new platforms in our high performance coatings.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access 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.

Working closely with a mentor chemist developing, reformulating, maintaining and enhancing products through planning, executing and analysis of experiments with clear and accurate results.
Display a basic working knowledge of the use of chemicals, raw materials, substrate preparation and use instruments commonly found in a lab environment
Responsible for inputting data, data analysis and technical documentation daily into lab books or a database.
Functioning under substantial supervision, but may lead individual or group projects. Product development and/or enhanced with consistent in performance and quality.
Utilizing advanced technologies to develop products that demonstrate improvements and difference that consumer can perceive and will desire.
Performing basic paint making processes, meets manufactures specifications
Performing basic coating formulations, applications and physical/performance testing methods
Providing timely and accurate data to help resolve field complaints, raw material issues, manufacturing problems, and support existing and new product development
Experience with solvent-borne and water-borne acrylic, alkyd, epoxy and urethane chemistries
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Application and troubleshooting of general industrial coatings

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to determine the difference between colors so you can correctly tint paint to the colors desired by customers.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Computer knowledge for basic inputting, communication, and data analysis
Math knowledge
Chemistry knowledge

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Polymers and Coatings
2 years of professional coatings formulation experience or a combination of academic lab and or Internships /Co-op experience
Familiar with or exposure to General Industrial coatings market segment.
Experience with color matching and use of color prediction software.
Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.
This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.