Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. (NPAA) offers employees a generous earned bonus structure including monthly hourly attendance bonuses, merit increases and a mid-year/annual bonus incentive plan. Employees receive eleven paid holidays per year, earn paid time off, can enroll in comprehensive health and welfare plans and a 401K plan with an exceptional company match. We provide employee recognition programs, tuition reimbursement and much more. When you join our team, you are part of our NPAA family. We hold several events throughout the year for our employees to show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication. Come join a great team!

POSITION SUMMARY

This is an experienced position responsible for assisting the Technical Team in meeting the customers’ demands and helping ensure that NPAA remains the market leader in automotive coatings. This team member utilizes know-how in coatings chemistry and end-use to provide problem solving guidance for technical projects. This position is building key customer/supplier and strong interdepartmental relationships. The chemist supports basic business process and technical training for new hires. Participates in new business or internal business process improvement opportunities.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES (TYPICAL, NOT COMPREHENSIVE): 

Development:

• Prepare and validate lab-scale prototype samples following established procedures
• Utilize manual and develop capability in automated application techniques
• Interact with commercial and internal support teams to gain understanding of OEM and customer requirements
• Interact with suppliers to learn industry trends and latest developments
• Travels to customer sites to observe new product trials
• Prepare internal reports and drafts for external presentations, adhering to project schedule
• Able and available to travel up to 25% of the time to meet company and customer objectives

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR CERTIFICATION

• College degree in a science-related field required; for advanced positions, Masters or Doctoral degree preferred and may be substituted for work experience
• Experience: Chemist: typically, 2 years of applicable experience
• Able to handle paints and chemicals, including isocyanates, using required PPE.
• Ability and desire to learn and improve.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Basic computer Skills, office/word/excel

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.