Plant Chemist I
Plant Chemist I
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Job Description
The Plant Chemist is accountable for ensuring and improving product quality and production efficiency while leading key process improvement projects and teams. This role leads the Manufacturing Hygiene program and is responsible for identifying key areas of improvement and implementing projects to ensure compliance to hygiene standards.
Additional Information:
Monday - Friday with expectation to support on nights/weekends as needed for 24/7 operation
10% Travel
This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Companys applicable plans.
Responsibilities
- Identify process and quality problems determine systematic root cause and recommend corrective action
- Reduce number of distressed batches and improved hygiene results
- Perform routine paint and raw material testing as needed
- Assist in determining disposition of distressed batches and identifying rework opportunities
- Identify process and formula changes needed for successful manufacturing of existing formulas
- Monitor new production and communicate potential problems to appropriate departments
- Coordinate test batches with production scheduling
- Maintain local formulas in formulation system
- Ensure that all data is entered into the hygiene database to maintain compliance to hygiene monitoring standards
- Provide support and guidance to lab technicians
- Support training of new employees
- Lead and participate in continuous improvement projects
Qualifications
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
- Must have an Associates degree or higher in Science Technology Engineering or Math (STEM) field
- Must have at least one (1) year of work experience in a Quality or R&D function or have completed a Sherwin-Williams Development Program in a Quality or R&D function
- Have at least one (1) year experience working as a Plant Chemist
- Have at least one (1) year experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
- Have prior work experience analyzing paint and coatings formulations and processes
- Have completed formal training in and/or have at least one (1) year of work experience applying continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma 5-S Lean Manufacturing Transactional Lean a Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt Black Belt etc.)
Employment Type
Full Time
