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Senior Coatings Formulation Chemist

PPG
Delaware, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2025
Senior Coatings Formulation Chemist

PPG Industries

Columbus Ohio

As a Senior Coatings Formulations Chemist, you will play a crucial, hands-on role as a formulation chemist within our automotive refinish technical team in Delaware, OH (Greater Columbus, OH area). This position is central to advancing color coat development for Commercial and Light Industrial applications, with a sharp focus on sustainability and addressing materials of concern. You will lead the formulation and testing of new products, managing projects from the lab bench to commercialization. In addition to your technical expertise, you will oversee project management tasks, ensuring that development milestones are achieved on time and within scope. By combining hands-on formulation work with strategic project management, you will drive innovation and contribute to the next generation of coatings technology.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Color Coat Development Projects: Spearhead the development of color coats for Commercial and Light Industrial color coatings, ensuring alignment with sustainability goals and addressing materials of concern.
  • Innovate and Solve Complex Problems: Develop and implement innovative technical solutions to address challenging problems in product development and commercialization.
  • Manage Experimental Work: Plan, direct, coordinate, and execute experimental tasks to meet project objectives and timelines.
  • Drive Cross-functional Collaboration: Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between global development labs, research teams, marketing teams, production teams, and customers to ensure project success.
  • Apply Methodologies: Utilize Sigma logic methodology for designing experiments and analyzing data, ensuring precision and reliability in outcomes.
  • Support Customers and Production: Provide timely and expert support to resolve customer and production-related issues, contributing to overall satisfaction and operational efficiency.
  • Share Knowledge and Expertise: Regularly disseminate knowledge and technical expertise within the team and across departments to foster innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Prioritize and Manage Projects: Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks based on evolving priorities and deadlines to ensure timely delivery.
  • Ensure Continuous Learning and Improvement: Engage in continuous personal and team development to maintain cutting-edge knowledge and improve processes.
  • Maintain Documentation: Keep an accurate and detailed electronic laboratory notebook to ensure all work is well-documented and easily referenced.
  • Promote Safety and Cleanliness: Maintain a safe and organized work environment, adhering to safety protocols and best practices.

Qualifications

  • Educational Background: PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science with a minimum of 2 years of industrial experience.
  • Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science with a minimum of 5 years of industrial experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science with a minimum of 15 years of industrial experience.
  • Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of coating formulation techniques and testing procedures, with a focus on color coat development for commercial and light industrial applications.
  • Team Player: Must be collaborative, willing to share credit, and work in a team environment.
  • Formulation Skills: Technical expertise in formulation, with an emphasis on sustainable materials and addressing materials of concern.

About Us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every Single Day At PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are "One PPG" to the world.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We make it happen.

We run it like we own it.

We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

About Us:

Here at PPG we make it happen, and we seek candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company.. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.

The PPG Way

Every Single Day At PPG:

We partner with customers to create mutual value.

We are “One PPG” to the world.

We trust our people every day, in every way.

We make it happen.

We run it like we own it.

We do better today than yesterday – everyday.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

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