R&D- Applications Specialist
R&D- Applications Specialist
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Job Description
This position is responsible for providing application and technical data to Technical Marketing and Sales groups of the Industrial Wood Division for new and existing products. This position has a major impact on new product development and application procedure development for specific market segments (we choose to compete in).
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 Companys staff employees and business relationships.
Responsibilities
Applications testing of new development projects evaluation projects or service projects with technical. This process includes multiple application types testing and writing the evaluation report on the product
Product application demonstration for customer sales and technical service both in house and at customer facilities
Provide customer support as needed in the application component of customer service
Evaluate new product development for the marketplace
Recommend necessary changes to be made to products during development for best characteristics to technical
Decide best possible equipment for test purposes
Communicate clearly with Marketing and Sales on products developed
Communicate customer needs for new products and changes needed to existing products to Technical and Marketing
Evaluate competitive product benchmarks for any new product and carefully check on new competitive product announcements
Provide application assistance in problem solving to sales and customers
Conduct scheduled Preventative Maintenance of machines and equipment
Sustain an area of cleanliness of individual machines and applications lab as a whole
Assist and perform in maintenance and repairs of equipment and machines
Assist in training the Training Department so best possible knowledge gets to customer
Adhere to company safety standards at all times
Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment (without now or in the future needing sponsorship for employment work visa and/or permanent residence status).
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must have at least a High School Diploma GED or equivalent
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 have at least 5 years experience in the Paint/ Coatings industry.
Must have the ability to troubleshoot problems and find solutions to Automation and Manufacturing scenarios.
Minimum of 3 years Sales/Tech Rep and Manufacturing experience.
Excellent painting skills and abilities.
Knowledge of typical application equipment processes and procedures.
Proficient at Excel Word and PowerPoint.
High level of experience and knowledge in Automation and Manufacturing marketplace.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent planning and organizational skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Technical/Vocational Training
10 years of Automation and Manufacturing experience as a painter or operator.
Sherwin-Williams experience as a Sales or Tech Rep
Travel Requirements: 20%
This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future including conversion to H-1B visa.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
