11.30.17
Company Name:
Alberdingk Boley, Inc.
Company Description:
Alberdingk Boley is a global manufacturer of waterborne emulsions, polyurethane dispersions,water based UV dispersions, castor oil and modified polyols as well as linseed oil.
For 185 years Alberdingk Boley has been providing innovative, sustainable and environment-friendly solutions to the coating industry. With our creative approach to water-based resins, we guarantee solutions that utilize the most advanced technology and surpass the current industry standards.
The US manufacturing facility in Greensboro, NC, produces a variety of products including acrylics, styrene acrylic, epoxy acrylic hybrid emulsions, polyurethane dispersions and water base UV dispersions.
Job Title:
Senior Application Scientist
Experience:
Mid-Senior Level
Employment Type:
Full-time
Job Description:
Primary DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Alberdingk Boley, Inc.
Company Description:
Alberdingk Boley is a global manufacturer of waterborne emulsions, polyurethane dispersions,water based UV dispersions, castor oil and modified polyols as well as linseed oil.
For 185 years Alberdingk Boley has been providing innovative, sustainable and environment-friendly solutions to the coating industry. With our creative approach to water-based resins, we guarantee solutions that utilize the most advanced technology and surpass the current industry standards.
The US manufacturing facility in Greensboro, NC, produces a variety of products including acrylics, styrene acrylic, epoxy acrylic hybrid emulsions, polyurethane dispersions and water base UV dispersions.
Job Title:
Senior Application Scientist
Experience:
Mid-Senior Level
Employment Type:
Full-time
Job Description:
Primary DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist the Sales team in maintaining and growing new business through focusing on customer needs and requirements
- Identify technology gaps and provide technical insight to R&D to develop new products for new and existing customers
- Lead technical service projects, including formulation development, design of experiments, use of in-house testing equipment, presentation of project results to technical group/customers and make recommendations on project direction
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of coatings formulations and maintain knowledge of competitive technologies and market trends
- Assist customers with problem analysis, batch qualification, trouble shooting,
- Demonstrate knowledge of and support (HSE) Health, Safety and Environmental programs
- Establish positive and communicative relationships with Sales, Applications, Quality Assurance, R&D groups and Production
- Maintain understandable, comprehensive and detailed records of Technical Service projects; effectively collect, communicate and manage information and data flow
- Key technical interface between the business and external customers; responsible for applications role in business/product development cycle
- Promote ABI products at technical conferences by giving presentations and write publications for industry journals
- Quarterly travel to Corporate/R&D headquarters in Krefeld, Germany
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Coatings Science or Polymer Science required.
- Master’s Degree in Chemistry Required
- A minimum of 7-10 years’ experience with waterborne coatings formulation and development for architectural and industrial applications.
- Strong knowledge of coatings for wood, metal and concrete substrates required.
- General knowledge of waterborne acrylic emulsions and polyurethane dispersions.
- General knowledge of air, dry, radiation cure, and 2K systems.
- Positive attitude; self-motivated, strong communication and writing skills, ability to multi-task, problem solver, strong attention to detail, capable of working under stringent project timelines