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Job overview
The R&D Technician II configures and maintains product platforms in Mosaic software and supports custom formula development programs across divisions. The role applies color science to paint products, performs validation activities, and collaborates with cross-functional teams. It reports to Sherwin-Williams’ Morikis Global Technology Center in Brecksville, Ohio, and is not remote or hybrid.
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Full job description
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented R&D Technician II for the Platform Management Team. This position is responsible for configuring product information used to build and maintain platforms within Mosaic software and to support custom formula development programs across all divisions. Success in this position is critical to advancing Sherwin-Williams' customer, sales, and facility/distribution model while sustaining a competitive advantage. Job duties include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships. This role is not remote/hybrid. This role will report to Sherwin-Williams Morikis Global Technology Center located at 6745 Miller Road, Brecksville, OH 44141. Responsibilities include: * Configure and maintain platforms within Mosaic Admin, ensuring seamless collaboration across multiple business functions in alignment with BIOS and future stakeholder-defined implementations. * Demonstrate an understanding of color science principles and their application to paint products. * Perform validation activities and communicate results to leadership . * Effectively collaborate and communicate with cross-functional teams on assigned projects. * Develop a technical and business knowledge related to color formulation and paint products. * Maintain safe operating procedures through a thorough understanding of safety regulations and laboratory practices. Minimum Requirements* Must be legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying for employment (without now or in the future needing sponsorship for employment work visa and/or permanent residence status)* Must be at least 18 years of age* High School Diploma or equivalent* 6 months of experience in a lab setting* Strong math skills* Experience maintaining accurate records* Basic proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint Preferred Qualifications* Prior experience with visual and computer color matching programs* Knowledge of Sherwin-Williams PCG products * Knowledge of basic paint concepts * Knowledge of basic color theory and instrumentation Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Inclusion and Diversity Supportive Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.VEVRAA Federal Contractor requesting priority referral of protected veterans.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,985 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$51–70K/yr222 salary ranges
- Ohio median$20–24/hr60 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 162 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Ohio and 1,985 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Cleveland Clinic20 open
- Sherwin-Williams (this employer)11 open
- Actalent9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 848 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,095 of the 1,985 open Laboratory Technician jobs (55%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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