Coatings Chemist

Har-Tru, LLC•Troy, VA

About The Position

The Coatings Chemist is responsible for the current production and future development of indoor and outdoor sports surface coatings. This position is responsible for running and maintaining the laboratory. This position is responsible for quality specifications to ensure field application success and the continued development of surface coatings for optimal performance. The position is responsible for ensuring all raw materials and products meet required specifications, keeping accurate records, and data entry. This work is critical to the success of coatings and will require high organizational and analytical skills. At our core, we’re a team of problem solvers, builders, and innovators who believe in doing things the right way. We value curiosity, hands-on ingenuity, and commitment to continuous improvement. Our culture is rooted in collaboration—engineers, technicians, and manufacturing teams working side-by-side to bring great ideas to life.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of MS Office products.
Expert level knowledge with Excel and formulation programs.
Ability to read and interpret documents.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals or groups of employees, managers, customers, and vendors.
Ability to effectively deal with problems involving multiple variables in time sensitive situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions.
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from a four-year college or university in Chemistry or related field is required.
Five years of direct experience as a formulating coatings chemist.
Extensive experience in the paint and coatings industry – Solvent, water, and two component technologies, experience with sports coatings formulas is a plus.
Working knowledge of NetSuite.

Responsibilities

Collaboratively work with the team to design, plan, and conduct projects developing and improving current and new coating systems.
Understanding of field application for sports coatings
Acrylic and polyurethane coatings formulation
Develop and maintain test plans for all raw materials. Including reviewing of all COA’s upon arrival and clear for use of materials.
Understanding technical challenges and developing solutions to overcome problems.
Quality Control, testing, and record keeping
Keep extensive and accurate records of formulation and changes
Assist with troubleshooting plant and field representatives’ issues
Supplier interaction for raw material qualification
Support investigation of product non-conformance and customer concerns for resolution and prevention of re-occurrence
Ability to assist and/or perform laboratory scale and small production batches.
Responsible for ensuring production sheets are accurate prior to and after production.
Responsible for entering production data into the computer system to ensure accurate inventory of raw materials and products.
Ability to pull raw materials from inventory and accurately weigh quantities on scales for production support.
Cost reduction analysis and implementation / raw material rationalization.
Proficient knowledge of color theory and spectrophotometers for color matching custom orders.
Full competency in use of lab equipment and lab setup for quality control and development purposes.
Comply with safety regulations and maintain a clean and orderly work area.
Ability to drive a forklift is needed.
SDS Training of team.
SDS tracking.