R&D- Associate Chemist

Sherwin-Williams • Garland, TX

3d • $62,256 - $77,641

About The Position

The Associate Chemist works in Sherwin-Williams’ Coil division on activities related to developing new technologies and platforms for high-performance coatings. Working with a mentor chemist and under substantial supervision, the role contributes to product development, reformulation, maintenance, and enhancement by planning, conducting, and analyzing experiments, documenting results, and supporting product quality and performance. The position also supports PVDF Coil Blend Cell projects, interacts with internal and external customers, and helps address field complaints, raw-material issues, and manufacturing problems. The role requires 15% travel. Employment includes access to confidential and proprietary information and may require a criminal-history review. Successful candidates must sign an Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreement where permitted by law.

Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of application without now or future sponsorship for an employment visa or permanent residence status.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field.
• Basic computer knowledge for data entry, communication, and data analysis.
• Math knowledge.
• Chemistry knowledge.
• Organizational and communication skills.
• Experience with solvent-borne and water-borne acrylic, alkyd, epoxy, and urethane chemistries.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in polymers and coatings.
• One year of industrial coatings laboratory experience.
• Experience with DOE, Minitab, Product Vision, Navigator, Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a mentor chemist to develop, reformulate, maintain, and enhance products by planning, executing, and analyzing experiments and documenting clear, accurate results.
• Use chemicals, raw materials, substrate preparation methods, and instruments commonly found in a laboratory.
• Input data, analyze data, and prepare technical documentation daily in laboratory books or a database.
• Work under substantial supervision and potentially lead individual or group projects related to product development or enhancement, with consistent performance and quality.
• Use advanced technologies to develop products with improvements and differences that consumers can perceive and value.
• Serve as a technical resource for PVDF Coil Blend Cell projects.
• Interact with internal and external customers on technical projects.
• Perform basic paint-making processes to meet manufacturer specifications.
• Perform basic coating formulations, applications, and physical and performance testing methods.
• Provide timely, accurate data to help resolve field complaints, raw-material issues, and manufacturing problems, and to support existing and new product development.
• Apply and troubleshoot coil coatings.
• Travel 15%.

Benefits

• Sherwin-Williams describes a range of benefits covering retirement, health care, well-being, and commuting; eligibility and offerings are provided through its candidate benefits information.
• The company describes rewards and benefits intended to support employee health and well-being, alongside flexibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level