R&D- Chemist II

The Industrial Wood Laboratory is seeking a Chemist II to lead the development and commercialization efforts for new and existing products designed for OEM Industrial Wood customers. This individual will work closely with Industrial Wood Sales and Marketing to identify the needs and timelines for product development projects and will coordinate project activities with all the pertinent functions within SW. The incumbent will have opportunities to demonstrate leadership while providing support to internal customers such as management, manufacturing, marketing, quality, commercialization and will also support external customers.

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.

• Contribute to the assessment, development, reformulation, quality, maintenance, and enhancement of products through planning, executing, and analysis of experiments with clear and accurate results.
• Accountable for the solutions to technical problems product or process
• Learn and retain significant knowledge and use of chemicals, raw materials, substrates, and instruments.
• Ability to complete individual work on simple projects with minimal direction.
• Effectively manage time when working on multiple projects and dealing with competing priorities.
• Accountable for providing timely and accurate solutions to company problems of simple to moderate complexity and to develop methods of minimal complexity, as an individual contributor.
• This position will develop towards "expert/trainer" status in at least one broad area or a related specialized area.
• Must always adhere to company safety guidelines
• Work with other individuals in the laboratory to understand formulation and processes. Fill out scale up documents pertaining to own and team members' new or modified formulations.
• Test products to industry specifications and write professionals reports to the field.

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).
• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
• 3+ Years of paint and coatings experience
• Prior experience in formulating water-based products is desirable.
• Computer knowledge and data analysis
  
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Industrial Wood coating, architectural coatings and building products experience.
• Training in Design for Six Sigma.
• Prior product commercialization experience.

Travel Requirements: 10%

Upon completion of construction, the individual selected for this role will primarily work at the new Sherwin-Williams Global Technology Center in Brecksville, Ohio. Construction is expected to be complete in 2025. Until then, the role will be based at Breen Technology Center, located at 601 Canal Road, Cleveland, OH 44113.