Sherwin-Williams just posted 21 polymer roles

Plus 902 more new roles across the market this week. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
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Weekly Digest · Issue No. 19 · October 16, 2026

Sherwin-Williams posted 21 new roles this week, part of 923 new jobs across 550 companies. Half of the listings show salary.

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The Story This Week

Sherwin-Williams went on a hiring spree this week. A taste:

R&D- Senior Chemist
Sherwin-Williams | Greensboro, NC ($82K-$104K)
High-Performance Flooring - Sales Representative
Sherwin-Williams | Peoria, IL ($76K-$99K)
Batchmaker - Night Shift
Sherwin-Williams | Matteson, IL

See all 21 Sherwin-Williams roles

923
New Jobs
550
Companies
50%
Post Salary
$80-110K
Median Range

Readers opened 4,373 roles 6,700 times this week and logged 62 applications. Most opened: Associate, Materials Process Engineer at L3Harris.

Movers vs last week
▼ Thermoplastics -595▼ Coatings/films -540▼ Composites -264

Top Pick This Week

$152K-$254K listed · PhD-level · H-1B sponsor
Technology Manager Material Characterization
GE Vernova | Niskayuna, NY | $152K-$254K
Lead a materials characterization research team and portfolio spanning microscopy and failure analysis for energy businesses.
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Quick Picks

Test Technician
Rock West Composites | San Diego, CA ($62K-$83K)
Lecturer AY - Chemical and Materials
California State Polytechnic University Pomona | Pomona, CA ($66K-$182K)
Material/Process Engineer 1 (Onsite)
RTX (Collins Aerospace) | Pueblo, CO ($57K-$108K)

Scale-Up Spotlight

12 roles this week involve scale-up or tech transfer. The bridge from bench to plant.

Senior Scientist, Polymer Chemist
Entegris | Aurora, IL ($85K-$116K)
Senior Scientist. Organic Chemist
Entegris | Aurora, IL ($85K-$116K)
Senior Engineer, Battery Materials – Billerica, MA Hybrid
Cabot Corporation | Billerica, MA ($128K-$186K)

Who Pays Relocation?

55 roles this week include a relocation package. Willing to move? These are worth a look.

Technology Manager Material Characterization
GE Vernova | Niskayuna, NY ($152K-$254K)
Associate/Manufacturing Engineer Level 1/2
Northrop Grumman | Iuka, MS ($56K-$102K)
R&D Senior Manager - Integrated Nanotechnologies Group (1880), Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories | Albuquerque, NM ($193K-$328K)

The Unicorn

Out of 923 postings this week, exactly one asks for Analytical Characterization Of Polymer Precursors And Fibers. If that's you, this role has your name on it:

Fiber Process Development Engineer
General Atomics | San Diego, CA ($99K-$170K)

Overheard in a Job Description

“The postdoctoral appointee is expected to conduct top-down synthesis efforts of advanced 2D materials, including oxides, carbides and nitrides (MXenes), chalcogenides, or any and all combinations using a c”

From a real posting: Postdoctoral Appointee – 2D materials design and application at Argonne National Laboratory.

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