Color Chemist

The Color Chemist position is responsible for the Harmar R&D Lab and supports PMC Plants. This position can establish, plan, and manage projects. Additionally, it responds to development and technical support activities for the marine coatings, floorings coatings, and protective and coatings business.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow PPG's safety, ethics, and all code of conducts as shared by PPG policies.

• Ensure that the color formulas developed in the laboratory work and are reproducible in the plant, distribution centers and dealers. Will also involve themselves with production scale-up, launch, and maintain product line. Support manufacturing and field concerns through problem solving and root cause analysis.

• Work with internal and external R&D scientists/chemists, plant personnel, marketing, and sales managers/ salespeople.

• Travel to support other PMC plants in US, Little Rock Plant, OKC Plant and Kansas City..

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for color software applications used in formulation, color matching, and quality control processes.

• Manage color data systems, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and accessibility of color information across platforms.

• Collaborate with IT and software vendors to implement updates, upgrades, and integrations of color-related software and hardware tools.

• Train and assist team members and end-users in the use of color software and hardware, promoting best practices in color data management.

• Analyze color data to support product development, quality assurance, and customer specifications, using advanced software tools.

• Ensure compliance with data security and integrity standards in handling color measurement and formulation data.

• Manage work independently, work with customers, perform 6S and lab safety upkeep, and develop and support standard processes.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and any other related sciences with a minimum of 5+ years of relevant coatings industry experience.

• Knowledge of epoxy, polyurethane, polysiloxane, inorganic zinc silicate, water base products formulating principles and solvent base formulating is necessary.

• IT skills related to managing and analyzing color data, including database management, data integrity, and integration of color data systems.

• Search for and interpret literature and is cognizant of competitor technology and intellectual property.

• Knowledge of design of experiments principles is desired.

• MS Word/ Excel/Power point, Project, LFA, LIMS, SAP and Oracle applications required.

• Product launch, plant and field support and meetings may necessitate some travel and overnight stays.

• Knowledge in Color Science (color spaces, color difference equations etc.) and color measurement instruments is preferred.

• 3+ years' experience in laboratory work and be able to read, understand and modify color formulae; and pass a color blindness test.

• Must have experience with color software.

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