Senior Color Chemist

Job Description

Job Description

The Senior Color Chemist is responsible for creating formulations to ensure our product matches our customers' color requirements for various applications.

Responsibilities:

• Create Color Matches at a high level of quality and efficiency.
• Create formulations that meet customer specifications, cost parameters and manufacture capabilities at a high rate of efficiency.
• Perform and excel at multiple color matching techniques, coloring systems, & color solutions.
• Utilize strong knowledge and experience of formulating color and effects for multiple applications.
• Maintain accurate & legible records that align with Ampacet’s ISO requirements, as well as good documentation practices (GDP).
• Be a mentor for other color chemists and assist in the development of the color chemists and color technicians.
• Interface with and support internal & external customers where applicable.
• Maintain lab and equipment in the highest standards for a clean working environment.
• Adhere to all safety rules and regulations according to quality and safety policies.
• Work at a high level of efficiency and productivity to support Ampacet service commitments.
• Provide support to Color Lab Sample Department on the processing & color corrections when applicable.
• Assisting Color Technicians as needed.
• Assist production/QC in color corrections
• Perform additional projects or tasks as assigned by Color Lab Supervisor
• Communicate effectively and proactively with Sales.

Requirements:

• High School degree required, higher education in a related discipline preferred, but years of experience will be considered in lieu of a college degree.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ of colormatching for masterbatch experience, with a focus on rigid packaging. Experience formulating for engineered resins applications is a plus.
• Experience formulating for multiple applications, including but not limited to injection molding, blow molding, sheet extrusion, and thermoforming is required.
• Strong formulating background with engineering grade resins, as well as knowledge of multiple extrusion processes, blow molding and injection molding.
• Strong technical understanding and experience in all masterbatch formulating but with a specific focus on thermoplastics and engineered resins.
• Experience utilizing various coloring methods and chemistries including pigments, dyes, and special effect type raw materials is expected.
• Strong background in masterbatch as it relates to various color matching lab equipment types & processes, extrusion equipment, injection & blow molding
• Experience with X-Rite spectrophotometer and software.
• Must pass Farnsworth-Munsell Color Discretion Test
• Excellent Color Vision and discretion
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word & Excel)
• Ability to work independently as well as on a team
• Excellent organizational and time management skills: ability to prioritize
• Able to communicate verbally and in writing with a high degree of professionalism.