Color Technologist - Customer Support
PPG Industries Inc. - Oak Creek, Wisconsin
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $15.3 billion in 2015. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.
The Color Technologist is located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and reporting to the Automotive Parts Accessories Finishes (APAF) Segment Team Leader. This is a key role within our technical and chemistry group and has a tremendous impact on finished product to our Customer.
A Color Technologist role is primarily a laboratory position responsible for color design and color matching activities for industrial coatings primarily in the APAF and Transportation segments. The individual will create and design colors in different technologies for our Industrial Coatings segment teams.
In order to become successful the Color Technologist will have to quickly learn PPG, our technologies and methodology of producing superior products. A successful and impactful candidate needs to show creative and/or artistic ability with a strong ability to interpret someone else’s idea into a product. It's critical that the Color Technologist assumes ownership for the management and completion of customer driven projects. There may be some travel required of less than 25%.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Acquire and maintain application knowledge of assigned customers or market segments
- Maintain customer contact through: site visits, meetings, presentations, panel submissions and/or product updates
- Communicate with pigment suppliers for current products and capabilities
- Understand the cost implications on the formulas developed
- Work effectively in a collaborative team environment supporting future and current customers with their coatings solutions.
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant science discipline
- At least one (1) years of color design-styling/matching experience
- At least one (1) years experience with pigments and mixing pigments
Preferred Qualifications (in addition to Required Qualifications)
- Five (5) years of experience with color matching/coatings formulation experience.
- Customer field experience with OEM designers, stylist and color influencers is also desired.
Skills
- Good understanding of coatings technologies/chemistry
- Ability to effectively design coating formulations and have disciplined problem solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across all functions internally and externally
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong lab skills.
PPG prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive a job offer will be required to successfully pass a hair drug/toxins test and a background check.
PPG Industries, Inc. offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. PPG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You may request a copy of PPG’s affirmative action plan by emailing ppgaap@ppg.com.
To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity please see attached links:
http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf
PPG Industries, Inc. offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. PPG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You may request a copy of PPG’s affirmative action plan by emailing ppgaap@ppg.com.
To read more about Equal Employment Opportunity please see attached links:
http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/EO13665_PrescribedNondiscriminationPostingLanguage_JRFQA508c.pdf
https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf
Posted: 30+ days ago
About PPG Industries Inc.
PPG's vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction ma... more
