Senior Chemist

Job description

• EHS and 6S & Confidentiality a. HES and 6S responsibility in lab b. Strong ownership of EHS and 6S in the working environment c. Abide by RD confidentiality principles
• Formulation and lab process a. Independence on planning, implementing and updating projects on regular basis b. Capability of modifying existing products or developing new products to meet customers’ new requirement c. Communication skill across technical, commercial and production boundaries; d. Proactiveness on looking for alignment on timeline and milestones with stakeholders e. Well-organized report as output of every project handled f. Lab process concept with right understanding of the consequence of upscaling to production
• Problem solving and customer support a. Result driven and customer focus b. 6 sigma and problem-solving skill, like problem definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control (anything similar is acceptable) c. Ability to coordinate with global and regional analytical team to identify root cause d. Customer visit to understand Sherwin William’s products application and line parameters
• Production support a. Able to run PI (production introduce process) to introduce changes (formula change, process change and others) to production to minimize risks b. Supervise pilot batches c. Support defective batch solution or raw material shelf life extension d. Support product transfer as needed at Chemist level
• Teamwork a. Be a good team player b. Knowledge and experience sharing to strengthen Asia team’s overall technical capability

Qualifications

EDUCATION

BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS: Required： Diploma/Bachelor or above in polymer or chemistry Preferred：Coating formulation knowledge KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE: Required： Coating, adhesive, painting Preferred： coating for packaging, coil coating, General industrial, protective coating, metal adhesive (in sequence of preference)