Technical Service Chemist - Americas, Coating Additives

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Technical Service Chemist - Americas, Coating Additives

POSITION OVERVIEW 

Full time technical service position focused on supporting the development and growth of the Milliken coating additives business, partnering, and supporting the sales team on developing new business opportunities, and providing effective technical service to existing and new accounts. The ideal candidate has experience in formulating Coatings, passion for laboratory work, strong communication and presentation skills, and consistently delivers technical performance, excellence, and value to customers.

This position will report to the Technical Service Manager, Americas, and is based in our Westlake, Ohio’s Borchers Americas office and technical center. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Effectively communicate with customers to understand their needs, to present the company and our products, and to provide advice. 

• Solve formulation issues for customers using Coatings Additives through moderate to high complexity projects. 

• Provide value through top quality technical support with a sense of urgency. 

• Demonstrate through laboratory work and technical data the added value and performance enhancement of our Coatings Additives technology in our customers’ formulations. 

• Understand the competitive landscape and how product differentiation can address unmet customer needs.