Plant Technical Services

Job title:

Plant Technical Services

Company:

Sherwin-Williams

Job description

Job Category: QualityJob Description:Sherwin-Williams, founded in 1866, is a global leader in paints and coatings industry with $18 billion in sales and 140 manufacturing – distribution centers worldwide. We employ over 60,000 people across all regions embracing and celebrating our diversity. Our people are behind the strength of our success. When you embark on a career at Sherwin-Williams, we invest and support you in life + career + connection.Create your possible with us!Responsibilities:

• Primary liaison between Global Supply Chain manufacturing sites and their associated Technical Control Labs. Interact with Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, IT, and Marketing.
• Provides local leadership to Plant Managers and Plant Quality Managers in developing, implementing, and improving systems and processes to continually improve Plant quality results.
• Provides leadership and support of plans and actions to Opportunity Costs at a site level
• Supports investigations and continuous improvement efforts related to finished goods consistency, performance and customer expectations.
• Maintain courteous and prompt written and verbal communication with Technical and Manufacturing at the local, regional, and divisional levels.
• Support the resolution of manufacturing, quality, and technical issues using Continuous Improvement tools, including Six Sigma and Accelerated Root Cause (ARC).
• Review and approve new formulas and major reformulations to ensure successful commercialization.
• Coordinate new product test batch and pipeline scheduling and execution.
• Support the consolidation of slow-moving, low volume or obsolete raw material and finished goods.
• Manage projects to improve Industrial Plant quality metrics including DPTO, Distressed Batch Rate, Out-of-Spec Approvals, and Off-Formula Adds.
• Provide leadership to implement quality related IT systems for supported Manufacturing Plants and Division.
• Lead key manufacturing quality programs like Opportunity Rex and the New Formula Introduction (NFI) process.
• Provide on-site training and support to manufacturing site quality departments.
• Participate in the implementation of IT systems and applications.
• Co-lead product transfers in collaboration with Quality Excellence Leader of the BU sites and support the integration of acquisition sites.

MAJOR TASKS PERFORMED

• Lead local manufacturing quality improvement efforts, working closely with Plant Managers, Plant Quality Managers, and Global Supply Chain Group Quality.
• Work closely with Plant quality teams to ensure new processes and procedures are implemented to improve quality systems, new products are produced to quality expectations, and to continuously improve quality results.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Continuous improvement of manufacturing quality results at the local site level
• Timely complaint resolution and analysis that determines and eliminates system level root cause.
• Support for asset utilization activities including product transfers.
• Leadership for operations quality integration activities including BIOS support

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Three or more years of experience in Technical, Formulation, Engineering, Product Development and/or Quality Management
• Strong analytical, leadership and communication skills, preferably Green/Black Belt Six Sigma
• Aligning Quality Assurance and Manufacturing in implementing process and quality consistency improvements.
• Motivating individuals to readily accept new approaches and programs.
• Travel requirements: 20%

Please note that Sherwin Williams is unable to respond to any enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.#LI-JS1About 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 PossibleEligibility to Work
You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.Equal Opportunity Employer
An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.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.

Expected salary

Location

France

Job date

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 07:13:52 GMT

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