Scientist

Job Description:

Objective:
Working as customer support scientist in OEM business Technology team, to develop and maintain cost-effective, high-quality products for our customers which can be manufactured efficiently in Operations by understanding our formulating practices, customer specifications and test methods, working with Operations to transfer products smoothly into production and following our quality procedures to ensure continuous improvement.
Core Responsibilities:
• Develop/Optimize recipes for products following APQP process. This includes preparation of a lab sample and sufficient testing to demonstrate fulfillment of customer specifications, including color.
• Recipes are also to be developed to be cost effective, meeting our customers’ requirements while using low cost materials.
• A scientist must understand how recipe cost impacts the profitability of our company.
• Work with operation team and other function to ensure new/modified product alignment (scale up) into production.
• Work with application team to develop application line simulation parameters to ensure that line trials and product introductions are right first time.
• Communicate with account teams to ensure that all project team members are fully up-to-date with technical progress on projects.
• When relevant, a scientist is responsible for finding suitable rework routes to support non-productive inventory reduction with product quality control.
• Keep test specifications and test methods up to date, develop new specifications and methods as required. Aim to minimize the amount of testing needed to meet our customers’ requirements.
• Analyze and document results, prepare technical reports, examinations and summaries
• Ensure all project documentation is completed properly and in full and available for any internal or external quality audits.
• Attend line trials of new product launches at customer sites.
• Lead or take active role in problem solving of customer issues using appropriate methodology, e.g. 8D.
• Understand the process overview.
• Understand specific hazards on safety, health, environment related to the process.
• Understand the operation procedure.
• Safety practices related to work tasks.
Key Job Requirements:
• 7 years coating experience or above, ideally with commercial vehicle/industry/refinish coating development experience.
• B.S. in Chemistry related or above, or equivalent coating research / development experience.
• Project management and problem-solving skill.
• Good computer skills including office, database, and statistics.
• Good verbal and written of English language preferred.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capability.