Job Duties
The Polymer R&D ADP is a high potential program designed to develop key skills and experience that will lead to R&D positions within our Global Supply Chain. In our Global Supply Chain (GSC) group, you will be exposed to different parts of GSC R&D to ensure you receive key experiences and activities to prepare for a position within our R&D Career Track. This employee will work out of our Minneapolis, Minnesota location starting June 2027.
Experiences and learnings of the R&D Accelerated Development Program include:
Build knowledge of polymer synthesis and their use in paints and coatings
Execute testing methods and quality control using statistics software
Learn and build understanding of commercialization, product, industry and segment knowledge
Build expertise in project management and report out on results and findings
Create and foster relationships with global supply chain and gain knowledge of plant operations
Build cross-functional partnerships with and understand the interaction of Marketing, Operations, & Technical Services to execute innovation strategy.
Other duties as assigned
Job duties include contact with other employees, operating heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information, raw materials, finished merchandise, 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 vendors.
Minimum Requirements
Be willing to relocate, as required, upon completion of the Accelerated Development Program
Must have a bachelor's degree or higher by the start of this development program
Must have at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams, and/or Outlook
Must be 18 years or older
Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
Must be able to relocate now or in the future
Preferred Qualifications
Must have a bachelor's degree in chemistry
Have previous experience working in a lab environment
Have previous internship or co-op experience with Sherwin-Williams
Must have previous experience working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular activities, military service, etc.
Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Inclusion and Diversity Supportive Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor requesting priority referral of protected veterans.
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor Degree
Minimum Experience Required
1 years
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
No
Physical Required
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$74,000.00 - $74,000.00 / Annually
Postal Code
55415
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
2626306
Job Benefits
Not specified