R&D- Technician II

The Commercialization Group is seeking a technician to support the product development for Interior Architectural products designed for Paint Stores Group.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

This role is not hybrid and will be located at Sherwin-Williams Morikis Global Technology Center located at 6745 Miller Road, Brecksville, OH 44141.

* Supporting new product development.
* Performing lab testing, including scale ups, performance testing and heat age stability that supports the reformulation, development, maintenance, enhancement and assessment of products.
* Support of routine experiments, recording results and learning basic knowledge of equipment/computing tools to capture and record data.
* Communication within the project team regarding project needs and status.
* Responsible for writing basic reports, outlining procedures used, and inputting results.
* Maintain accurate and up to date project documentation.
* Developing basic knowledge and understanding of product lines and raw materials.
* Establishes timeline for assignments based on priorities with assistance from their supervisor.
* Proficient in operating moderately complex lab instruments.
* Complies with, and displays knowledge of, all safety and security regulations.
* Demonstrates knowledge and safe use of chemicals, raw materials, substrates, and instruments.
* Accountable for following chemical hygiene plan and safe laboratory practices.
* Other duties as assigned

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
* High school diploma or equivalent of.
* Must be at least 18 years of age.
* Knowledge of basic computer skills
* Basic Microsoft Suite skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Etc)
* Experience tracking record lab results.
* Experience accurately reporting out data to project lead and/or project team in timely manner.
* Basic math skills
* 6 months experience in a lab setting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Associates or Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math ('STEM') field.
* 1 or more years in a lab setting.

Travel Requirements: 0%

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.