Chemist

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible

EHS and 6S & Confidentiality

• HES and 6S responsibility in lab
• Strong ownership of EHS and 6S in his working environment
• Lab equipment daily maintenance
• Abide by RD confidentiality principles

Formulation and lab process

• Independence on planning, implementing and updating projects on regular basis
• Capability of modifying existing products or developing new products to meet customers’ new requirement
• Communication skill across technical, commercial and production boundaries;
• Proactiveness on looking for alignment on timeline and milestones with stakeholders
• Well-organized report as output of every project handled
• Lab process concept with right understanding of the consequence of upscaling to production

Problem solving and customer support

• Result driven and customer focus
• 6 sigma and problem-solving skill, like problem definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control (anything similar is acceptable)
• Ability to coordinate with global and regional analytical team to identify root cause
• Customer visit to understand Sherwin William’s products application and line parameters

Production support

• Able to run PI (production introduce process) to introduce changes (formula change, process change and others) to production to minimize risks
• Supervise pilot batches
• Support defective batch solution or raw material shelf life extension
• Support product transfer as needed at Chemist level

Education Background : Bachelor or above in polymer or macromolecule

Experiences : Coating for packaging, coil coating, General industrial, protective coating, metal adhesive (in sequence of preference)

Technical Skill Requirement :

• Ability in applying fundamental manufacturing and operational principles and practices;
• Ability in researching and resolving quality problems;
• Ability in performing intermediate quality, statistical, and related analytical studies;
• Experienced in providing technical customer service;
• Experienced in developing project reports and findings;
• Hands on experience with analytical instruments: FT-IR, GC, Particle Size analyzer etc.,
• Experienced in serving as a liaison with management;
• Good working relationship with internal and external customers;
• Ability in interpreting and applying department policies and procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
• Good PC skills including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other applicable applications;
• Ability in communicating with co-workers to provide and receive direction.
• Safe chemicals handling, lab operation on solvent borne and water borne products