Chemist II - Southfield, MI

Job description

Job Field: REDE - Research & Development
Location: Southfield, MI, US
Company: BASF Corporation
Job Type: Standard
Job ID: EN_US_1903229

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Description

At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. By balancing economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, we are building a more sustainable future through chemistry. As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. We achieve this through our commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence, which gives us the opportunity to set and deliver on ambitious, long-term goals.

We provide a challenging and rewarding work environment with a strong emphasis on process safety, as well as the safety of our employees and the communities we operate in and are always working to form the best team—especially from within, through an emphasis on lifelong learning and development. This allows for our employees to innovate and generate new ideas, put them into action, and gain insights from them to further advance our collective expertise.

And we are constantly striving to become an even better place to work. BASF has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s Best Employers in 2019. We strongly support the spirit of collaboration through effectively involving team members and colleagues from other relevant units when developing and executing strategies and projects. Come join us on our journey to create solutions for a sustainable future!

Chemist II (1903229) – Southfield, MI

Where the Chemistry Happens

The automotive coatings division is one of BASF’s most dynamic and fast-growing businesses in the region. We have great people filled with a passion to deliver innovative, high quality coatings solutions to our customers – auto makers and aftermarket alike. Our team is dynamic, customer focused and growth oriented.

We are seeking a professional like you to join our team in Southfield, MI. You will work in a high-pressure environment with the goal of meeting demanding conditions of the OEM coatings business.

Qualifications - BASF recognizes institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent

Formula for Success


Leveraging your education in chemistry or other technical discipline and your experience in the coatings industry, formulate paint based on established guidelines in collaboration with colleagues in Mexico, Germany, and Japan. You will work in a lab to make paint samples, evaluate the samples for performance, and identify the adjustment necessary to match standard per customer tolerances. Your excellent organizational skills with an ability to manage priorities and multi-task will be essential as you work in a lab to make and test paint samples to internal and customer specifications. You will also use these skills to evaluate formulas for workability and film performance to ensure they meet customer requirements. Your excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with the customer will serve you well as you travel to the Greenville site to follow manufacturing process on new formulations. You will help to identify and troubleshoot issues related to scale up. Utilizing any knowledge you have in color and/or paint, you will resolve customer problems in the areas of appearance, workability, color, and film performance. Demonstrating your proven analytical and problem-solving skills, you will develop application methods to reproduce customer problems, design experiments to correct the problem, work with manufacturing to implement changes, report to the customer root cause and corrective actions, and visit customer line to better understand the problem. Applying your broad understanding of sciences and your ability to analyze complicated data and interpret it, you will assist internal manufacturing with batch manufacturing and optimization. You will also use this knowledge to assist customer facilities with the use of our products. Your strong computer skills (particularly in SAP) will be a valued asset as you work in SAP and other computer systems to establish codes, inspection plans, and manage formula changes. You will also work with the application team to establish robust application performance window for products. Create Your Own Chemistry: What We Offer You

Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. You@BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you—the whole you—in all stages of your life and career. With you@BASF, you create your own chemistry.

The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans, to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success. Working for a large, global organization, you’ll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career.

BASF provides interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job.