Chemist - Metal Coatings

Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulate, source and specify coating and materials for plastic and metal food closures.
• Work with vendors to develop and specify new coatings.
• Organize and run materials projects from conception to production.
• Provide technical support for project teams.
• Design experiments and run both pilot trials and manufacturing trials at plant locations.
• Analyze chemical data including FTIR, GC, DSC, TMA and rheology in order to develop relationships between material properties and coating performance.
• Assist in customer and manufacturing problem analysis.
• Provide support for regulatory compliance.

$105,000 - $110,000

M/D/V/401K

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, polymers, materials science, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• Computer literate - specifically with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 30%.
• Knowledge of metal coating formulations, their application and processing.
• Experience with food contact materials.
• Project management experience.

• Knowledge of rheological and thermal analysis.
• Experience in regulatory compliance of food packaging materials.
• Knowledge of polymers.
• Experience with gasket and liner materials for food packaging.
• Master’s degree in related field.
• Knowledge of Design of Experiments - DOE

If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Alicia Mytnik at