Paint Chemist

Responsibilities:

• Formulation and Development: Collaborating with our R&D team to create and improve paint formulations to meet specific product properties, including color, durability, coverage, and drying time.
• Color Matching and Tinting: Ensuring that our paints match customer requirements and established standards by adjusting pigment concentrations and other components to achieve accurate and consistent colors.
• Quality Control: Conducting comprehensive quality control tests on raw materials, intermediates, and final paint products, assessing factors like viscosity, pH, adhesion, gloss, and hardness to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Research and Innovation: Staying at the forefront of paint chemistry by researching new materials, additives, and technologies to enhance product performance, environmental sustainability, and safety.
• Process Optimization: Collaborating with engineers and production personnel to optimize manufacturing processes, enhancing efficiency, reducing waste, and ensuring consistent product quality.
• Regulatory Compliance: Staying up-to-date with paint and coating product regulations, ensuring our products meet safety, environmental, and health standards set by regulatory agencies.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnosing and resolving production and performance issues using your deep understanding of chemistry and paint formulation.
• Documentation: Maintaining accurate records of formulation recipes, testing results, and other relevant data for quality assurance, product consistency, and future reference.
• Collaboration: Working closely with cross-functional teams, including engineers, production staff, sales, and marketing, to align our paint products with market demands and customer needs.
• Continuous Learning to stay updated on industry trends, new materials, and technologies to incorporate into your work.

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree or higher in Chemistry or a related field.
• Previous experience in paint manufacturing or a related industry is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in laboratory techniques and equipment.
• Knowledge of paint formulation and development.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to paint and coating products.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• A commitment to safety and environmental sustainability.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to engage in continuous learning and professional development.
• Possess strong color-matching skills in solid shade and effect coatings.
• Should be able to match colors, paints, stains, glazes, and specialty finishes to meet customer satisfaction.

Note: We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to welcoming a passionate and driven Chemist to our team.