Customer Development Chemist

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets enhance surfaces in more ways than any other company.

About the role

As a Customer Development Chemist, you will support developing and maintaining products for Auto OEM customers.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams to support new color and product development, and technology cost and improvement projects.
• Follow experimental procedures, produce reliable data, and contribute to the design of experiments.
• Lead independent projects or portions of larger projects.
• Utilize project management skills, process technology, knowledge of manufacturing, business, and internal/external resources with guidance from a team leader or senior chemist.
• Demonstrate commitment to goals through words and actions.
• Foster a culture of innovation.
• Apply root cause analysis and BPI tools to support resolution of technical, manufacturing, and field issues.
• Support formula optimization and raw material initiative projects.
• Leverage knowledge of chemistry/coating technology to support manufacturing, business, cost optimization, and internal/external customers.
• Seek new projects and tackle complex assignments without avoidance.
• Describe action plans to appropriate parties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Science Degree in Chemistry or related Engineering or Science field with 2 or more years of coating experience.
• Project management experience.
• Experience using statistical tools for data analysis.
• Experience in development of Primer and Basecoat (WB/SB), and Clear coat.
• Flexibility to join meetings with Japan during nights/early mornings.
• Flexibility to support unexpected trials, manufacturing issues, or line concerns during nights and weekends as needed.
• Excellent knowledge of office packages; preferred basic knowledge of Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $78,000 to $87,500, with the possibility of an annual bonus up to 4.5% of base salary.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Life insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability/Leave coverage
• Other Voluntary benefit offerings

Actual benefit offerings are confirmed at the time of hire.