R&D Chemist, Staff

The Sherwin-Williams Company - Columbus, Ohio

Welcome to Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams is the largest coatings company in North America, and the third largest in the world. With $11 billion in sales, 4,000 stores, and 90 manufacturing and technical centers, we proudly serve customers in over 120 countries. Our 45,000 employees across the globe are diverse, innovative and passionate. With a variety of rewarding and challenging opportunities, Sherwin-Williams is a great place to launch and grow a career. Find yours and join us today.

 

This position is accountable for the solution of complex problems and providing timely and accurate support to help resolve various issues and support existing and new product development issues and analysis.  This position functions with limited supervision and is able to independently design experiments with limited to no review. 

 

Responsibilities for the Staff Chemist include the following:

• Resolves complex problems, contributes to the development of new products/processes and maintenance/improvement of existing products/processes.

• Demonstrates significant knowledge and use of chemicals, raw materials, substrates and instruments.

• Establishes approach, design, execution and analysis of experiments and utilizes results in solution of complex problems.

• Employs technical expertise and experience in resolution of complex problems.

• Develops and maintains relationships with internal and external customers.

• Manages own work through planning, execution, analysis, documentation and application of results.

• Understands processes by which results are produced.  Generates sound data and conclusions, suggestions and implements improvements in testing, processes and product line maintenance.

• Operates under limited to no supervision. 

• Direct contact with other functions (manufacturing, marketing, suppliers, customers.)

• Plans (resource needs), schedules, execute work, analyze and apply results in solution of complex problems. 

• Fully understands processes by which results are produced.  Consistently produces quality work.  Strives for   improvement in all aspects of the work.

• May be required to help train and/or direct, check work of lower level professionals.

• Takes responsibility for ensuring safe operating procedures. 

 

Education Required:

•  Bachelor's degree in chemistry or chemical engineering or bachelor's degree in science with 2 semesters of general chemistry and 2 semesters of organic chemistry

 

Who we are

 

At Sherwin-Williams, we're proud of the company we keep — our family of loyal employees. To learn about our company and our culture go to Sherwin.com/careers.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race. color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract.

 

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