Coatings Chemist

Job Title: Coatings Chemist
Location: Somerset, NJ
Type: Contract To Hire
Compensation: $36 - $47 hourly
Contractor Work Model: Onsite
Hours: 8 AM- 5 PM M-F

Responsibilities:

• Engineer with a background in Paints & Coatings
• Following SOPs to produce liquid coatings in various sizes to fulfill sample and commercial orders
• Preparing coated samples for customer evaluation using either Dip, Flow or Spray application
• Synthesizing and formulating functional coatings
• Testing coatings properties, e.g., adhesion, abrasion resistance, contact angle, delta haze, UV weatherability
• Interfacing with customers, including troubleshooting coating issues and collaborating with customers to guide innovative coating solutions
• Work with cutting-edge materials in exciting new applications

Requirements:

• Degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering (BS or MS)
• Industrial experience in Paints, Coatings or Specialty Chemicals
• Hands-on synthesis and formulation experience with industrial, decorative and functional coatings.
• Extensive practice on assessing rheological, wetting, dispersant, and adhesion properties of coating formulations.
• Broad knowledge of coating additives including wetting and dispersing agent, slipping agent, UV-absorber and stabilizer, adhesion promoter, rheology modifier, nanoparticle dispersions

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joul, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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