Laboratory Chemist-Powder Coatings

Axalta Coating Systems

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.