Technologist Senior

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Date: Apr 2, 2025

Location: Bekasi, ID

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

Job Purpose

Job Purpose:

Product Development, testing support for Existing & New Business
New Raw materials and product validation & approval.
Product stewardship compliance & Risk assessment
Oversee Value Engineering VE activities and update Global VE Tracker.
Color development activities and optimization of color development processes.
Responsible for maintaining & Updating all QMS related documents and actions
Completion of short and medium term LWR projects in line with business objectives
ICS support, first batch introduction, %RFT, SLOB and quality improvement activities.

Key Accountabilities

Design, plan, organize, and manage the product development and color development testing activities. Manage optimal resource utilization and streamlining the testing activities.
Management of capacity plan and the ongoing use of the LWR system and Pepperflow to manage color development VE, KPI’s and NPI projects
Set up, plan & execute scientific experiments for medium term product developments projects as per customer requirements and specifications within the time frame.
New Raw material evaluation & selection. Keeping formulation cost under control through value engineering VE activities whilst maintain technical performance properties.
To interact with other departments to assure the efficient production of goods and services
Driving Akzo Nobel Product Stewardship program includes Technical review and guidance, Compliance to Indonesia legal requirements for RM inventory, Compliance to Global regulatory requirements

Key Activities

Controlling production and quality standards/specifications to support established %RFT/SLOB and Quality targets.
Process optimization: Identify & implement action steps to reduce process losses and wastage during the manufacturing process, reduce the quantity of SLOB and faulty and support rework programs. Represent the technical team at production/quality/technical meetings.
Decision on test results interpretation
Color matching efficiency programs to improve accuracy and approval
Product formulation meeting key technical specifications and customer standards
Product stewardship related enquiry and compliance procedure
Controlling QC specification and approval of new raw materials

Experience

Bachelor or Master Degree in Science or Chemical or Polymer Engineering
8 -12 years’ experience in powder coatings industry from R&D background
Development skills, trouble shooting skills, Basic chemistry knowledge and interpretation skills& Communication skills
Knowledge of English
Good understanding of International Standard Tests – ASTM, ISO, BS, DIN, JIS, TIS

Education

Bachelor or Master Degree in Science or Chemical or Polymer Engineering
8 -12 years’ experience in powder coatings industry from R&D background

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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 45897

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