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Job Description
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.
The Household Products Technician plays an important role in advancing the development and commercialization of innovative packaging coatings within the Performance Coatings Group. By generating reliable technical data, supporting laboratory and application work, and helping translate development efforts into customer-ready solutions, this position contributes directly to project success and business growth. The technician collaborates with R&D, management, manufacturing, marketing, quality, and customers, gaining broad exposure while building technical capability and demonstrating initiative.
Responsibilities
- Support the execution of laboratory experiments and contribute to experimental activities that generate meaningful data for product-development and commercialization decisions.
- Apply established test methods and quality standards to produce accurate, consistent, and reproducible results.
- Document formulations, procedures, observations, and results clearly to strengthen technical knowledge and project continuity.
- Analyze routine data, identify relevant findings, and communicate conclusions and recommendations through concise reports and updates.
- Maintain complete and accurate forms, records, and project documentation that support traceability and informed decision-making.
- Partner with technical, manufacturing, quality, marketing, and commercial teams to address project needs and support internal and external customers.
- Provide timely verbal and written updates on results, risks, priorities, and project status.
- Contribute to a collaborative team environment by seeking direction when needed, responding constructively to feedback, and sharing routine information across the platform.
- Organize daily work effectively, align activities with project timelines, and seek guidance to resolve competing priorities.
- Select appropriate established procedures to solve routine technical problems and recognize when assistance or escalation is needed.
- Perform assigned laboratory and application tasks with growing independence, while assisting with more complex operations as experience develops.
- Operate, monitor, and perform basic troubleshooting of laboratory and application equipment to support dependable testing.
- Use digital tools to capture, organize, and review data accurately.
- Participate in safety, quality, technical meetings, and training that strengthen individual capability and team performance.
- Promote a safe, secure, and efficient workplace by following all company requirements and maintaining a clean, orderly work area.
- Support additional team and business priorities as assigned.
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 6 months’ experience working in a laboratory setting through academic coursework, research, internships, co-op assignments, or employment.
- Working knowledge of computers for data entry, communication, and basic data analysis.
- Basic understanding of scientific principles and ability to follow established laboratory or technical procedures.
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to operate and perform basic troubleshooting of equipment using established procedures.
TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to safely operate laboratory and application equipment in accordance with established procedures.
- Ability to accurately measure and prepare materials and samples using established procedures.
- Ability to perform established laboratory tests and consistently record results.
- Ability to operate, monitor, and perform basic troubleshooting of laboratory and application equipment.
- Ability to accurately collect, document, organize, and review routine technical data.
- Ability to maintain complete and accurate laboratory records and documentation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and ability to learn applicable laboratory and business systems.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 10%
About Us
At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:
Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible
At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.
Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.
Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.
Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.
