Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable solutions.  From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the materials we coat to last longer.  With 150 years of experience in the coatings industry, the 12,800 people of Axalta continue to find ways to serve our more than 120,000 customers in 130 countries better every day with the finest coatings, application systems and technology.  For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com and follow us @axalta on Twitter and on LinkedIn.

• MS or PhD degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 8 years of working experience
• Experience in managing new product development and product support programs preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supervision of technical teams
• Understanding of structure/property relationships
• Knowledge in the areas polymer science, dispersion science, and/or coatings formulation preferred
• Knowledge of designed experimentation, statistical data analysis
• Experience in lean manufacturing environments and good knowledge of lean principles preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work in team and fast paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Good command of written and verbal English
• Good understanding of ISO Certification processes and how to cost effectively use, maintain and continuously improve an ISO certified quality management system in an R&D environment.

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• Lead a group of 15~20 professional chemists/engineers and technicians to support existing product lines and to develop new products and processes for OEM applications.
• Direct technical research that leads to the understanding of coatings technology and the relationships for paint formulation components.
• Drive standard lean work flows to meet deadlines and adhere to core operating principles, including safe work practices in compliance with automotive TS16949 and ISO certified Quality Management systems.
• Monitor and evaluate program progress to determine improvements needed to meet overall objectives and allocate/leverage resources to maximize results.
• Effectively collaborate with technical, product group and operations to prioritize work and address future needs.
• Provide coaching on technical and managerial issues, nurture strong performers on the technical ladder.
• Responsible for work group safety performance.
• Drive the development of intellectual property for key innovations.
• Function as key contact on teams related to quality, management of change, or others
• Develop and implement staffing strategy and plan for work group. Attract, retain, and develop strong technical bench.
• Identify needs for capital expenditure to improve core technical competency for work group and support execution of capital projects.
• Prepare and manage budget for work group.

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