Color Technologist

PPG•Little Rock, AR

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Color Technologist at PPG, you will facilitate coatings production at PMC Plants by developing color formulations and supporting production color matching activities. You will identify improvement opportunities in manufacturing to meet production and quality targets. You will report to PPG offers excellent Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits; matching 401k + retirement savings; and Paid Vacation, Holiday pay. PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™ Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter. The PPG Way Every single day at PPG: We partner with customers to create mutual value. We are "One PPG" to the world. We trust our people every day, in every way. We make it happen. We run it like we own it. We do better today than yesterday – everyday. PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer 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, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email [email protected]. PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday. Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process. PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply. Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Requirements

BS degree in chemistry, engineering or technical discipline and 3+ years of experience in the color science field.
Good color perception, experience with spectrophotometers/color matching devices and proficiency with software, formulation knowledge, experience with quality control testing and manufacturing process knowledge.

Responsibilities

Develop color formulations for production.
Support plants with troubleshooting for problematic batches.
Ensure color formulations developed in the laboratory are reproducible in the manufacturing plant.
Support production scale-ups, launches and maintenance of products.
Support problem solving and root cause analysis for manufacturing and field concerns/complaints.
Make raw material substitutions based on lab work and technical expertise and authorize changes on batch tickets.
Provide color support for rework operations by identifying material and quantities to rework into new production batches.
Evaluate new raw materials for potential replacement/substitution of existing raw materials.
Help mentor team members in color science.
Provide scheduled on-call support for manufacturing processes across all shifts and weekends.
Travel to PMC Plants to support production and training needs.
Other projects and responsibilities as assigned by the department manager.