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.