R&D Technician III

The Global Polymer Platforms Team is seeking a technician to support Global Polymer Platform enterprise-wide strategies aimed at reducing polymer complexity and risk and driving a greater return on sales and customer experience.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

Responsibilities Include:
* Supporting Architectural and Industrial paint/coatings formulation work aligned with polymer platform strategies.
* Performing lab paint/coating testing including standard quality control testing as well as various film performance testing, e.g. block, stain, adhesion, hardness, etc.
* Support of routine experiments, recording results and learning basic knowledge of equipment/computing tools to capture and record data
* Communication within the project team regarding project needs and status
* Developing basic knowledge and understanding of product lines and raw materials
* Executes and analyzes experiments and provides regular updates
* Establishes timelines for assignments based on priorities with assistance from their supervisor.
* Identifies and resolves development hurdles.
* Authors basic reports, outlines procedures used, and results obtained.
* Recognizes problems and implements corrective actions to resolve issues
* Analyzes data, being to draw conclusions and makes recommendations
* Proficient in operating moderately complex lab instruments.

Safety and Quality
* Participate in HKE & safety initiatives for the team
* Follow Safety, Housekeeping, and ISO practices established
* Follow quality standards, such as ITMs and ICMs & maintain certification
* Actively seek to reduce risk through corrective action of unsafe practices
* Routinely Document lab results and pertaining technical information in electronic lab notebook and/or project folder per ISO standards

BASIC QUALIFICATION:
* Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment (without now or in the future needing sponsorship for employment work visa and/or permanent residence status).
* Must be at least 18 years of age

FORMAL EDUCATION:
Required:
* Must have a High School Diploma

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
Required:
* 2 years in a lab setting

Preferred:
* 5 or more years in a lab setting
* Ability to interact effectively with various levels of technical experience
* Experience working with Alkyds and solvent based coatings

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
10%

Upon completion of construction, the individual selected for this role will primarily work at the new Sherwin-Williams Global Technology Center in Brecksville, Ohio. Construction is expected to be complete in 2025. Until then, the role will be based at Breen Technology Center, located at 601 Canal Road, Cleveland, OH 44113.