What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automotive Paint Formulation Specialist position at Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc.?
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc. provides a dynamic and supportive work environment. Our team members enjoy competitive compensation packages, including monthly bonuses, merit increases, and an annual incentive plan.
The Chemical Research Scientist will be responsible for conducting lab work as assigned by supervisor, including paint and panel preparation, customer correlation work, record keeping, and other customer/product support activities as established by supervisor.
- Technical Skills: Requires general understanding of formula raw materials, and the general function of each component. Recognizes technical issues, applies basic understanding of coatings chemistry working with supervisor to analyze project results, and establishing a path forward for project.
- Application Knowledge: Uses hand-spray application equipment to generate consistent test/evaluation panels. Learning key customer application methods and automated spray equipment concepts (e-state, rotary, etc). Gaining a deeper understanding of the concepts required for consistent spray correlation (ie. atomization, gun speed and distance).
- Communication Skills: Communicate technical information/project results to chemists, group managers, and the Technical Director. Communicate frequently with in house representatives at assigned accounts and occasionally visit customer with Field Technical Service Team.
- Customer Focus: Travel with other NPAA personnel to support customer needs. Demonstrate basic understanding of internal NPAA procedures to address customer requests. Adjust schedule as management requests in order to meet customer expectations and timelines.
- Business Process: Use existing business processes in order to transition paint from Lab to Plant to Customer including: RMIF, TSCA/DSL, NMI, Test Lab/Spec Testing, Formula Holds, SAP, AS/400, EDS, Mass Change, Lab Notebooks, Customer Idios, Customer Correlations and Complaint Process.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Chemistry or other science field with 2 years relevant experience.
- Willing and able to travel and work overtime as required.
- Strong work ethic, able to work well with minimal supervision.
- Adapts well to priority shifts.
