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With Customerization℠ as our mantra, every individual makes an impact in our agile, 100-year-old business. As part of our team, you’ll be at the core of breakthrough innovations, whether you are part of research and development, administration, or production. You will be given exciting opportunities to lead initiatives, assume ownership of projects and take responsibility for your success.

Sheboygan Paint Company is truly a family company.

Not only is it FAMILY-OWNED, but coworkers are like a family who make coming to the office every day not feel like work. The leaders don’t just talk about a WORK-LIFE BALANCE, they show it. They value me as an individual and support my other priorities, like REIMBURSING TUITION and giving me SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY so I could complete my MBA.

– Brianne Burton

Research & Development Chemist

What Makes Sheboygan Paint Company Different?

Smaller teams mean:

More variety in work
Better access to leaders
Ability to make an impact
Opportunity to work hands-on
Ability to gain experience with a variety of tools and equipment
Empowerment to take projects from beginning to end

Family-owned company means:

Friendly culture
Accessible leadership team
More flexibility with projects
Fun employee engagement events

We’re the complete package!

An equal opportunity employer, Sheboygan Paint Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Competitive salary w/full-service direct deposit
Health, dental and vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
401(k)
HSA, flexible spending account
Paid vacation and holidays
Safety shoes and eyeglasses

Childcare subsidy
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Health club membership
Personal health coaching
Flexible/hybrid/remote work opportunities
Employee wellness program
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development

This internship has given me the skills required to succeed in a career in chemical manufacturing.

During my internship at Sheboygan Paint Company, I learned about the REAL-LIFE APPLICATIONS of organic and polymer chemistry in the paint and coatings industry. I worked on INTERESTING PROJECTS that developed my organizational and management skills in an amicable working environment. Sheboygan Paint Company places considerable emphasis on maintaining a warm and friendly atmosphere that promotes INCLUSIVITY and OPEN COMMUNICATION.

– Joshua Osaghae

R&D Chemist Intern

Join our family company

When you join Sheboygan Paint Company, you’re not just finding a place to work. You’re joining a family. We care about each other. Simply put, we feel a family-like bond through a sense of obligation to one another. If you are looking to make an impact at a leading company that’s growing fast, we’re looking for you.

Fallon Phillip

Human Resources Director
fphillip@shebpaint.com
920-313-1689

Esmeralda Garibay

Human Resources Manager
egaribay@shebpaint.com
470-720-8896

Available Positions:

Technical Service Representative

Location: Midwest
Department: Sales
Reports to: VP of Sales & Marketing
Travel Required: 75%
Position Type: Exempt

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Site Manager

Location: Cedartown, Georgia
Department: Manufacturing
Reports to: VP of Operations
Travel Required: 10%
Position Type: Exempt

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Director of Technology

Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Department: R&D
Reports to: President and CEO
Travel Required: 30%
Position Type: Salaried/Exempt

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Our Communities are Great Places to Live!

Sheboygan, WI – “Malibu of the Midwest”

Founded in Sheboygan, our company maintains its headquarters, a full production facility, and an R&D laboratory in the city. Sheboygan is situated directly on the shores of Lake Michigan, earning it the moniker, “Malibu of the Midwest.” Residents enjoy many water activities, including fishing, sailing, surfing, beaching, kayaking, and paddleboarding. A top golf destination in the world, Sheboygan is home to Whistling Straits, Blackwolf Run, and many other courses. Kohler-Andre State Park offers hiking, biking, camping, and other outdoor activities. For the arts enthusiast, Kohler Arts Center is just a few miles away. And sports lovers will appreciate our central location between Milwaukee and Green Bay, which puts residents just an hour’s drive to major sports, concerts, and other events.

Cedartown, GA – “Valley of the Cedars”

With a scenic downtown district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Cedartown offers quaint restaurants and stores in a serene setting. This quiet town of 10,000, which hosts our southern production facility and R&D laboratory, is located an hour outside of Atlanta and all its big city amenities. Cedartown is set amidst an abundance of red cedar trees and Big Spring, the largest natural limestone spring in the south. Our charming town is so picturesque that we’ve had many movies filmed here! We boast a vibrant arts community and are proud of our full schedule of events at the Cedartown Performing Arts Center. With a beautiful climate, we enjoy outdoor activities and our many parks year-round.

Your One-Stop Resource

Custom Formulating

Precision Color Matching

Product Testing

Technical Development & Support

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Date Posted: 10/24/2022 Job Title: Associate Chemist Location: Sheboygan, WI Reports To: R&D Group Leader Job Category/Department: R&D Travel Required: < 10% Position Type: Salary Job Purpose: We are looking for a dedicated, analytically minded and detail-oriented Associate Chemist to conduct performance testing on paint, evaluate raw material offset opportunities, and prepare samples to support quality activities. Will conduct research and explore how products, processes, and equipment may be improved, and should be dedicated to improving processes and products while furthering scientific knowledge to drive profitable requirements. Must have some knowledge of paint testing and an awareness for testing methodologies and equipment. The Associate Chemist will work closely with team members on paint formulation and testing, as well as analytical and continuous improvement projects on a day-to-day basis. Must have enthusiasm for the task in hand and a willingness to work under pressure to meet deadlines and drive quality metrics, while working in a safe and responsible manner, always. They will wear and use correct personal protective equipment where and when laid down by the company and will follow company health and safety and environmental procedures and reporting guidelines. The job holder will also be required to train on any computer software as designated by the company. Primary Duties and Deliverables, with guidance from R&D Leadership:

Formulation and Testing
- Execute benchmarking studies of products. Interprets and clearly communicate results
- Conduct investigations of product complaints.
- Perform testing from standard procedures.
- Prepare test formulations, conducting tests and advising and coordinating test procedures.

Communication
- Record and organize projects in an electronic format

Safety and Maintenance
- Clean, maintain, and store testing tools and equipment
- Evaluate testing protocols and suggest improvements
- Clean and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, making sure that all the technology is working correctly, if it isn’t, troubleshoot the issue or problem. Conduct quality control tests to ensure no compounds or equipment are contaminated
- Follow all company and governmental safety procedures
- Additional Responsibilities, as requested
  - Interact cross-functionally with other departments and sites to support or modify existing products to drive efficiency, profitability and quality, including, but not limited to:
    - Work in the laboratory and assist in the direction of the activities of one or more technicians.
    - Consult with R&D, Operations Personnel, and Technical Support Service on the analysis, interpretation of defects and optimization of tests and processes
    - Assist to solve manufacturing/scale-up issues to support quality operations.
    - Assist in evaluating and ensuring laboratory safety procedures and standards compliance

Core Competencies:

Active Listening: Listening accurately and confirming the concern or goal state is essential to solving the correct problem:
- Ask questions to confirm you understood the concern, goal state, current state, and timeline and align on a plan
- Demonstrate active listening, by recording accurate situation appraisal notes, with clearly annotated follow up plans.

Good communication: Communicating with others effectively, and in a timely manner is crucial. Ability to communicate respectfully and concisely via diverse modes:
- Verbally in person and virtually
- Written by note taking, email, report and specification writing, teams instant messaging, and PowerPoint
- technically through spreadsheets, and other analytical tools

Collaboration and Continuous Learning: Collaboration is key in a quality facing role. Inspire confidence and trust by being dependable and honest, having high standards for quality and punctuality of work. Have and intrinsic and enthusiastic drive to support team goals, with a positive attitude and passion for innovation, continuous learning and application of new skills and concepts. Be open to learning new chemistries, analysis techniques and softwares, and project management disciplines

Critical thinking and problem-solving: Identifying problems, root causes, and possible solutions is a focus of this role. Before choosing a solution, objectively evaluate each option and present the most effective solution for review. Logical approach to judgement and decision making based on original thinking, direct experience, and high quality, independently verifiable evidence.

Time management: This team has many different accountabilities. There are many different types of projects, many deadlines, so being able to manage and record time well to punctually meet those deadlines and summarize time by project is a key skill.

Analytical: This team is highly data driven. At times we will work with very compact data sets and use math to extrapolate new, larger solutions, quickly. At other times, we will use analytics to look through large datasets and interpolate opportunities, thus, having an flexible and analytical mind is essential to our success.

Organizational skills: This role is very process and results oriented. We are also called to answer complex problems quickly. Keeping track of input and output data and documenting all processes and observations and being able to retrieve this work swiftly calls for strong organizational skills.

Perseverance and Endurance: Finding a new solution, optimizing a process, or aligning a group of people to a common solution, can take a lot of effort, time, repeated experimentation, and determination. All of these are key skills for a Chemist to possess.

Scientific and numerical skills: A Chemist must be good at mathematics, and order of operations, to correctly apply formulas in experiments and document them correctly.

Required Qualifications:

Active Listening: Listening accurately and confirming the concern or goal state is essential to solving the correct problem:
- Ask questions to confirm you understood the concern, goal state, current state, and timeline and align on a plan
- Demonstrate active listening, by recording accurate situation appraisal notes, with clearly annotated follow up plans.
Good communication: Communicating with others effectively, and in a timely manner is crucial. Ability to communicate respectfully and concisely via diverse modes:
- Verbally in person and virtually
- Written by note taking, email, report and specification writing, teams instant messaging, and PowerPoint
- technically through spreadsheets, and other analytical tools
Collaboration and Continuous Learning: Collaboration is key in a quality facing role. Inspire confidence and trust by being dependable and honest, having high standards for quality and punctuality of work. Have and intrinsic and enthusiastic drive to support team goals, with a positive attitude and passion for innovation, continuous learning and application of new skills and concepts. Be open to learning new chemistries, analysis techniques and softwares, and project management disciplines.
Critical thinking and problem-solving: Identifying problems, root causes, and possible solutions is a focus of this role. Before choosing a solution, objectively evaluate each option and present the most effective solution for review. Logical approach to judgement and decision making based on original thinking, direct experience, and high quality, independently verifiable evidence.
Time management: This team has many different accountabilities. There are many different types of projects, many deadlines, so being able to manage and record time well to punctually meet those deadlines and summarize time by project is a key skill.
Analytical: This team is highly data driven. At times we will work with very compact data sets and use math to extrapolate new, larger solutions, quickly. At other times, we will use analytics to look through large datasets and interpolate opportunities, thus, having an flexible and analytical mind is essential to our success.
Organizational skills: This role is very process and results oriented. We are also called to answer complex problems quickly. Keeping track of input and output data and documenting all processes and observations and being able to retrieve this work swiftly calls for strong organizational skills.
Perseverance and Endurance: Finding a new solution, optimizing a process, or aligning a group of people to a common solution, can take a lot of effort, time, repeated experimentation, and determination. All of these are key skills for a Chemist to possess.
Scientific and numerical skills: A Chemist must be good at mathematics, and order of operations, to correctly apply formulas in experiments and document them correctly

Preferred Qualifications (considers the following attributes and skills to be highly desirable)

B.S. Degree in physical science (chemistry, chemical engineering, coatings or closely related field) and 2 years formulating experience in industry.
Knowledge paint formulation, application, catalysis, cure, and general property testing is required
Preference towards collaborating on group projects rather than individual projects, strongly preferred

Grow with Us!

Are you ready to feel…?

Come grow with us!

Make an Impact

Sheboygan Paint Company is truly a family company.

– Brianne Burton

What Makes Sheboygan Paint Company Different?

We’re the complete package!

– Joshua Osaghae

Join our family company

Fallon Phillip

Esmeralda Garibay

Available Positions:

Technical Service Representative

Site Manager

Director of Technology

Our Communities are Great Places to Live!

Sheboygan, WI – “Malibu of the Midwest”

Cedartown, GA – “Valley of the Cedars”

Your One-Stop Resource

Custom Formulating

Precision Color Matching

Product Testing

Technical Development & Support

Turn to Sheboygan Paint Company for all your paint line needs

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