Lead Chemist - Automotive Coatings
DeKalb, IL US
Job Description
Lead Chemist – Automotive Coatings
Mid-sized specialty chemical company is looking for an experienced automotive coatings formulator to serve as their Lead Chemist for automotive applications. This is a newly created position due to growth of the company. If you have expertise in automotive coatings, leadership skills, and strong project management ability, this could be a great opportunity for you! Company offers excellent work-life balance with competitive pay; great opportunities for growth!
Duties:
- Manage R&D projects related to the automotive product line
- Develop paints and coatings in the Laboratory – this is new product development as well as improving existing products
- Support manufacturing
- Support Sales – most of their development projects come from sales where the chemists are asked to match competitor products in the marketplace
- Improve existing products and support customers having problems with these products
- 0-10% travel
**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Devin Heffernan at dheffernan@cps4jobs.com.
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Salary
$120,000 - $150,000
Benefits
M/D/V/401K match
Job Requirements
Technical Qualifications:
- BS degree in chemistry or related and 10+ years of industry experience in formulation of automotive coatings. Formulation of both water and solvent based paint is of interest, too
- Experience taking products from R&D through scale-up in the plant
- Experience leading or mentoring others in the lab preferred
**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Devin Heffernan at dheffernan@cps4jobs.com.
JO: 84.25DH
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