Technical Service Chemist, Entry Level at Milliken & Company in Westlake, Ohio

Job Description:

Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Milliken & Company is a global, innovative, industrial diversified manufacturing company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people's lives since 1865. With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, and performance materials, the company works around the world every day to add true value to people's lives, improve health and safety, and help make our world more sustainable. Milliken has long led the way for \\"knowledge-based\\" investment, employing over 100 PhDs, and has accumulated over 2,200 U.S. patents - and more than 5,000 patents worldwide. Milliken is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service. With over 35 manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France, China, India, Mexico, and Australia, and other sales and service operations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, Milliken's more than 7,000 associates work to deliver innovations that do good for the world, create new experiences, and build for the future.
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Title: Technical Service Chemist (Entry Level)

Welcome to Borchers-Milliken

At Borchers we promote creative thinking and provide space and support for those who take initiatives to drive success. We provide our new associates the necessary tools to grow into highly skilled Technical Service Chemists in the coatings industry. If you have a passion for the applied world of chemistry and thrive for a market facing role in the future, come and discover Borchers/Milliken Additives for Coatings. This position will report to the Technical Service Manager.

Milliken & Co. is an innovation company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people's lives since 1865. With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, textiles, and healthcare products, we work around the world to add value to people's lives, improve health and safety, and make the world more sustainable. We have a global presence with 39 manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France and China. In addition, sales and service operations are located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. To learn more about the uniqueness of Milliken, visit our website at Milliken.com

Position Summary and requirements:
Full time entry level technical service support position. The candidate will work on specific and defined tasks for Work Requests under the supervision of a project leader. Candidate will gain knowledge and expertise over time in formulating, applying, and testing additives in a wide range of coating systems. The ideal candidate has passion for laboratory work and is highly motivated with a problem solving and customer-oriented mindset.

This position is located at our Borchers Headquarters in Westlake, OH.

Essential functions of entry level Technical Service Support:
- Support technical service team:
- Sample preparations
- Application of coatings on substrates
- Conducting measurements critical to testing the performance of the coating
- Data input into software platform
- Equipment maintenance
- Raw materials and supply inventory management
- Maintain clean and organized work environment
- Commitment to EH&S
Other responsibilities and qualities:
- Participates in company supported educational courses or trainings required to build knowledge of additives, raw materials to coatings and coatings technologies
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Team-player
- Accepting direction and responsibilities

Candidate will develop the following skills during the early stages of career with Borchers/Milliken:
- Building foundation for paint formulation knowledge
- Acquiring trouble shooting and problem-solving skills through continuous exposure to Lab Work Requests during the Entry Level phase
- Gains basic experience in additives types and performances

Essential future requirements for career growth as Technical Service Chemist:
- Must be customer facing
- Position requires 30% travel to customers or trade shows
- Participates in technical seminars

Education:
- A Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry is required (Master's degree is a plus)
Milliken & Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability..