R&D- Associate Chemist

The Coil Division has an immediate opening for an Associate Chemist at its Minneapolis campus. You will grow your chemistry knowledge while developing high-performance coil coatings. The position includes evaluating new polymers and raw materials. The associate chemist will also build skills in managing and coordinating various laboratory operations, project management, and report creation.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.

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.

* Work closely with a mentor chemist developing, reformulating, maintaining, and enhancing products through planning, executing and analysis of experiments with clear and accurate results
* Display a basic working knowledge of the use of chemicals, raw materials, substrate preparation and use instruments commonly found in a lab environment
* Responsible for inputting data, data analysis and technical documentation daily into lab books or a database.
* Evaluate different polymers for coil application
* Functioning under substantial supervision, but may lead individual or group projects
* Utilizing advanced technologies to develop products that demonstrate improvements and difference that customer can perceive and will desire
* Performing basic paint and paint making processes, meets manufactures specifications
* Performing basic coating formulations, applications, and physical/performance testing methods
* Providing timely and accurate data to help resolve field complaints, raw material issues, manufacturing problems, and support existing and new product development
* Presenting data and finding for both internal and external communications
* Excellent organizational and communication skills
* Application and troubleshooting of digital printing and other coil coating systems
* Visiting manufacturing sites and/or application sites for monitoring or troubleshooting
* Assessment of weathering/corrosion test panels
* Adhere to company safety standards at all times