Color Stylist

The Sherwin-Williams Company - Greensboro, North Carolina

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status, or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract. VEVRAA Federal Contractor requesting priority referral of protected veterans.

  RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.        Continuously  maintain ongoing awareness and knowledge of the newest forth-coming trends & looks with regards to color development for all focus markets served by GCDC Color Stylist.
2.        Color Stylist will actively research and monitor thru field-trips, internet research, industry magazines and periodicals the evolving looks, colors and techniques used for color design for all focus markets served by GCDC Color Stylist.
3.       Design and create effective color systems efficient for current and target customers.  Finish systems are to be proven factory friendly
4.       Color Stylist will create and design sophisticated industry-leading colors, looks and finish systems for domestic and global target and current customers.
5.       Design and assist SW customers with solving color and finishing problems with effective, innovative methods.
6.       Color Stylist will develop and engineer color systems that will meet and improve SW Customer requirements for improving productively, cost control and reproducibility.
7.       Color Stylist will consolidate and reduce the number of finish steps and processes when called upon by target or current SW Customers yet not sacrifice overall quality of appearance and marketability of product as is often required.
8.       Assist with directly training SW Customers and designated SW Personnel in all areas of finish executions and color matching and color development, GCDC as well as other possible locations.
9.      Design and engineer finishing systems using various required technologies and SW products to achieve the desired quality and look required by SW current and target customers in all GCDC served focus markets.
10.      Color Stylist will experiment, as necessitated to create new cutting edge colors and finish systems for all focus markets using new technologies and products to better serve SW Customers.
11.      Color Stylist is to be responsible for preparing and finishing Residential Furniture Market samples for SW Customers for all major furniture as is required.
12.       Color Stylist must continuously effectivly maintain proper safety practices and processes following all SW safety guidelines and policies when handling or using SW Chemical Coatings products. This position is continually evaluating and determining methods and processes to lower and better control inventories of all materials used in the GCDC to design and develop various finishes on a daily basis. 

REQUIREMENTS: 

Minimum of a High School Degree or equivalent

Minimum of five years of color matching and wood finishing experience either in a lab or manufacturing environment. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

•     Must be able to sit, stand, hear, and see on a constant basis.
•     Must be able to lift and carry up to 100 pounds
•     Must be able to bend, carry, reach, push, and pull on an occasional basis.
•     Employee must be able to tolerate non-toxic paint odors and be able to wear a respirator as required. 
•     % travel to other locations, meetings and/or seminars is required.
•     Other Must be able to use hand truck and forklift after training. 

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Posted: 30+ days ago

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