R&D- Supervisor

Sherwin-Williams • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Remote

About The Position

This Lab Supervisor position in our Coil division within the Color Science group will be responsible for a variety of exciting activities related to managing of color science priorities and projects, troubleshooting, and execute on agreed upon development plans for the team. This position will be reporting to remote management. Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• 1-3 years of chemical industry
• Supervising and evaluating employees
• Experience applying basic project management concepts and basic business administration principles and practices
• Experience applying department policies and procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Experience applying comprehensive application methods and procedures
• Experience applying chemistry principles and practices; including formulation of liquid coating
• Experience communicating technical information
• Advanced PC skills; including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Must be willing to travel
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to determine the difference between colors so you can correctly tint paint to the colors desired by customers.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience managing and leading others.

Responsibilities

• Assist in laboratory staffing needs, including hiring, training, tracking and evaluating performance, and performance management.
• Manages maintenance of priorities and projects with moderate guidance.
• Assists in supporting new business opportunities by prioritizing and developing new or updated formulas; will perform tasks that require comprehensive understanding of chemistry and technology platforms
• Assists with developing project timelines, materials, personnel, and other project requirements, receives direction and presents information to management.
• Assists in gathering project data and presenting to stakeholders and management internally
• Determines corrective action and implements changes, receives direction on medium complex or unique circumstances.
• Applies department policies and procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations; ensures compliance with these areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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