R&D- Chemist II (Powder)

The R&D Chemist II will work extensively in the Building Products Energy and General Finishing market segments supporting Powder coating technologies. This role requires close collaboration with Marketing Sales and end customers to advance technologies and meet product performance and warranty expectations.

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.

Works collaboratively with General Industrial Sales Technical and Marketing teams to support and secure new business as well as maintaining current customer base.
Communicates effectively and promptly with managers customers vendors and other stakeholders. This includes delivering formal and informal presentations as needed.
Analyzes data to identify trends resolve customer issues and assess information for project advancement.
Leads technically complex projects or multiple simpler projects with minimal supervisor input.
oEstablishing timelines and identifying resource needs to support project work.
Applies specialized knowledge/skills with polymers adhesion raw materials instrumentation extrusion additives and substrates to develop superior performance coatings and perform root cause analysis when problems arise.
May directly work with and mentor lower-level chemists or technicians to support team project goals.
Hands-on development: formulating processing applying curing and testing of new coating products.
Scale-up and manufacturing of new products.
Implement continuous improvement efforts.
Uses SDS and raw materials management system.
Adheres to safety policies and laboratory documentation.
Written and verbal communication of all results. Strong communication and interpersonal skills good organizational and planning abilities and a high level of initiative.

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-1etc.)
Bachelors degree in a Science Technology Engineering or Math field.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Understands extrusion and dispersion.
Full-scale manufacturing experience of coatings polymers thermoplastics thermosets and/or adhesives
Understands instrumentation and test methods needed to quantify behavior of coatings/ polymers.
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.
Minimum of 3 years in coatings polymer thermoplastic thermoset or adhesive research and development
Familiarity with polymer structure property relationships
Proficient with analytical methods for characterization of coatings and coating defects.
Has demonstrated successful scale up and commercialization of coating or polymer systems.
Proven problem-solving and decision-making ability.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel Word Power Point)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced Degree in Chemistry Chemical Engineering or Polymer Science
5 years in coating polymer or adhesive research and development
Experience in data visualization software to analyze large datasets.
Experience in designing executing and analyzing experimental studies to characterize formulation impact on product performance.
Understands synthesis of polyester and epoxy resins.
Experience with UL AAMA or IEEE Specification requirements.
Exhibit an in-depth understanding of coating formulation and how it relates to coating requirements.
Liquid and powder spray systems utilizing robotic equipment
Proficient in statistics and data analysis

Travel Requirements: Domestic and some International Travel estimated at 20%.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future including conversion to H-1B visa.