Junior Adhesives Coatings Engineer

POSITION PURPOSE: Lead scale-up of new products from laboratory to commercial scale using a strong understanding of structure function principles of polymer adhesives systems, materials science, and gravure coatings technologies.

• Lead scale-up of products by leveraging coating process and adhesives formulation expertise.
• Apply scientific methodologies to distill fundamental learnings and principles governing material and product performance
• Offer subject matter expertise related to gravure coating of adhesives
• Translate customer and market needs to technical deliverables
• Design products fit for manufacturing on gravure coating technologies with a focus on quality
• Develop new pressure sensitive adhesives using scientific methodologies and principles.
• Create and execute technical project plans for delivering new products, technologies, and technical capabilities.
• Evaluate processes to understand critical material transformations and make informed material decisions.
• Characterize materials to relate fundamental material characteristics to target performance characteristics.
• Recommend and guide material and process changes based on market, quality, and operational requirements.
• Support site safety requirements and work in a manner to promote a safe and healthy work environment.

Hands on laboratory experience and work ethic

• Master's degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline from an accredited university and at least three years’ experience in the coatings industry, or a bachelor’s degree and ten plus years of experience in the pressure-sensitive or adhesive coating industry
• Minimum three (3) years pressure-sensitive or adhesive coating technology experience

• Degree in Polymer or Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Material Science
• Experience in leading cross-functional development projects
• Expertise in physical and analytical polymer chemistry techniques and data interpretation
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with, and influence, multiple levels across the organization.
• Excellent laboratory hygiene and methodologies

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stoop, reach, bend, stand, walk, lift, pull, push, grasp, talk, hear, see, and lift ten pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as reading handwritten and or typed material and must have the ability to focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.