Product Development Chemist, Entry Level

As an Entry Level Development Chemist, you will work in the laboratory as a member of automotive refinish technical team at Delaware, OH. You will support Refinish coatings R&D and contribute to the development of new products. You will work in the formulations laboratory under the supervision of an experienced chemist. Activities include paint formulation, spray application and physical and chemical property testing of standard and experimental color coatings. You will contribute to experimental design and planning with responsibility for conducting formulation experiments and communicating results to technical leadership and marketing organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety first attitude for every task assigned.

• Follow experimental procedures and create reliable data promptly.

• Provide independent thoughts, contribute (or lead) design of experiments.

• Perform project tasks with the guidance from a senior chemist.

• Demonstrate use of scientific method for experimentation, observations.

• Provide recommendations that advances project goals.

• Build productive business relationships with suppliers, marketing/ sales, customers and within the broader PPG Technical community.

• Follow corporate policies and government regulations by compliance with established standards on business conduct, environmental issues, EEO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

• Experience with statistical tools for design of experiment

• 1+ years coating experience

• Experience with coating application techniques.

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