Color Matching Specialist – Thermoplastics

Join this growing specialty colorant materials company in their State of the Art Labs with new equipment, and a friendly place to call your work home!  Many employees have been here more than 20 years!  Great opportunities for growth!

We are seeking a Senior Level individual who is a color specialist in engineering polymers, with particular expertise in high temperature polymers.  Including this position there are 4 staff in this group.  The Group Leader has been here for a long time.

What YOU Can Do For Us:

• Independently perform color matching and all necessary sample preparation
• Operate injection molding equipment, two roll mills and extruders
• Utilize the color correction program on the spectrophotometer to meet color tolerances specified for each project
• Utilize all of the application related test machinery in the laboratory and prepare the proper test exhibit for the application of the product being manufactured
• Recipe entry in Oracle including formula, Designer and QC specifications
• Prepare sample documentation for shipping, including labels, cover letter, regulatory and invoices
• Perform mathematical calculations, and other duties as assigned

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.

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Technical Qualifications:

• High School Diploma (Associate’s Degree a plus) / BS in Science with 5 or more years of color matching experience in various plastic polymers
• Thorough knowledge of industry specific regulations and limitations
• Thorough understanding of color index numbers
• Must be able to handle multiple RLW’s at a time (Request for Lab Work)
• Collaborates with other groups on projects requiring multi lab coordination
• Can champion complex projects or bids and assist other members of the team
• Good customer communication skills and the ability to provide onsite technical assistance and generate detailed trail reports
• Has the ability to speak on technical subjects and understands industry needs
• At least 2 years of high temperature polymer experience including:
  • Thorough understanding of polymers, dispersants, colorants, fillers and additives for high temperature polymers
  • Ability to formulate complex master batches to address specific and product requirements
  • Functional additives, UV, A/O, Slip, etc.
  • Thorough understanding of all industry related manufacturing processes
  • Extrusion, Molding, Blow Molding, Calendaring
  • Ability to teach others
  • Established “go to” expert people rely on for knowledge and training
  • Travel to customers to provide technical support and color service
  • Able to present work and results in professional manner
  • Customer service oriented

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Stephanie Kemp at skemp@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  121.24SK
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