Laboratory Chemist-Powder Coatings

The Laboratory Chemist is responsible for carrying out experiments such as color matching, product improvement, and raw material evaluation, while simultaneously driving site-specific quality improvement projects and maintaining the Quality Management System (QMS). The role ensures that lab work meets
company goals regarding productivity, quality, and safety.

Key Responsibilities

1. Color Management

• Color Matching: Execute experiments to develop or match colors requested by sales teams. This
• includes work for local and overseas customers.
• Sample Production: Prepare powder samples for customer line trials and mockup.
• Product Improvement: Conduct experiments for cost optimization and raw material evaluation.
• Panel Library Management: Maintain the shade panel library and ensure sample panels are sent to customers or sales representatives in a timely manner.
• Color Tools: Manage the local Data Color Tool, including the maintenance and regular calibration of the spectrophotometer workstation.

2. Quality Control & Assurance

• Quality Systems: Responsible for efficient site Quality management.
• Incident Resolution: Provide Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigatons and develop.
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) plans, ensuring the verification of those actions.
• Certification: Assist Lab Manager in work related to certification renewals and approvals.

3. Lab Operations & Safety

• Lab Maintenance: Ensure lab equipment is working, and the lab area is kept neat and clean.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure safety rules are followed, and standard operating procedures are maintained regarding equipment and resource allocation.

Skills & Experience

• Functional Expertise: Powder coating knowledge and the ability to work with different laboratory
• equipment ensuring safety standards.
• Data Analysis: Skills to analyze trends and defects (e.g., Pareto analysis).
• Planning and Organizing: Ability to plan and execute experiments, allocate lab resources to accomplish specific goals, and establish sound courses of action.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to understand others' perspectives, support the team, and interact effectively across functions and regions.
• Language: Written and spoken proficiency in English.

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.  

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.

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