Chemist I

We are seeking a highly skilled Chemist I to lead the development and commercialization of new and existing products for our Industrial Wood customers. This individual will work closely with our Sales and Marketing teams to identify product development needs and timelines, and will coordinate project activities with various functions within the company.

The successful candidate will have opportunities to demonstrate leadership and provide support to internal and external customers. Job duties will include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information.

• Contribute to the assessment, development, reformulation, quality, maintenance, and enhancement of products through planning, executing, and analyzing experiments with clear and accurate results.
• Accountable for the solutions to technical problems related to products or processes.
• 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.
• 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 professional reports to the field.

• 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.
• 1 year of paint and coatings experience.
• Computer knowledge and data analysis.
• Maintain safe operating practices through adherence to lab safety rules and procedures.
• Understanding of scale up processes and process and scale up related documentation.
• Maintain and fill out own and team's process related documentation.
• Ability to clearly document and communicate results.
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills.
• Ability to simultaneously execute multiple complex tasks under direct supervision.

• Degree in Polymers and Coatings.
• Wood coating experience.
• Working knowledge of DOE and DFSS.
• Working knowledge of coatings application techniques.
• Knowledge of various coating testing and OEM application equipment.

Up to 20% travel required.