At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- This lab based Application Engineer will lead internal and external technical requests and projects for the Packaging & Labeling team within the Consumer Goods Adhesives (APC) group, with strong emphasis on both hands on lab work and lab ownership
- Lead and execute laboratory testing for customer requests and internal initiatives, including product recommendations, performance validation, troubleshooting, etc.
- Develop, adapt, and maintain test methods and plans tailored to specific customer needs within Packaging & Labeling applications
- Organize, analyze, and summarize technical findings with internal databases and other digital tools to make sound product recommendations and define next experimental steps
- Prepare clear and high quality laboratory reports for customer communication and internal use. Make presentations to internal work group or Packaging and Labeling department as needed
- Collaborate with the APC Field Application Engineering, Sales, and Product Development teams to support customer needs
- Lead ongoing harmonization of laboratory test methods
- Ensure laboratory and application equipment are calibrated, safety checked, and properly maintained
- Run customer lab demonstrations using application equipment
