Application Engineer

Henkel; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work scheme

Hybrid work model

Work from anywhere up to 30 days per年

Job summary

Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business seeks an Application Engineer based in Seven Hills, NSW, to provide hands-on technical support across packaging applications and optimize adhesive performance in manufacturing environments.

You will work across water-based, hotmelt and polyurethane adhesives, collaborating with customers and internal teams, and travel interstate and occasionally internationally to support trials and deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Strong technical curiosity and willingness to develop expertise in adhesive technologies.
• Hands-on, analytical and proactive approach to problem-solving with attention to detail.
• Collaborative and customer-focused, able to build strong cross-team relationships.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication adapted for different audiences.
• Experience or exposure to adhesives, coatings, packaging or manufacturing environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and application expertise to customers across the packaging industry.
• Troubleshoot and optimise adhesive performance to improve reliability, quality and efficiency.
• Conduct customer trials, equipment start-ups and product testing in manufacturing environments.
• Develop and implement adhesive solutions across packaging, labelling, tissue and paper applications.
• Work with Sales and internal teams to understand customer needs and deliver effective technical solutions.
• Analyse application performance and identify opportunities for process and cost improvements.
• Work across laboratory and customer sites with interstate and occasional international travel.
• Maintain high standards of safety, quality and documentation with digital tools for reports and CRM updates.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Chemical engineering

Analytical skills

Customer-focused communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Job description

About this Position

Join Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business and play a key technical role supporting customers across the packaging industry. Based in Seven Hills, NSW, this is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on and technically curious Application Engineer to apply engineering expertise and adhesive technology to solve customer challenges, optimise manufacturing performance and deliver innovative solutions. Working across water-based, hotmelt and polyurethane adhesives, you’ll collaborate with customers and internal teams across a diverse range of packaging applications, with regular interstate and occasional international travel.

What You´ll Do

• Provide technical support and application expertise to customers across the packaging industry.
• Troubleshoot and optimise adhesive performance to improve reliability, quality and efficiency.
• Conduct customer trials, equipment start-ups and product testing in manufacturing environments.
• Develop and implement adhesive solutions across packaging, labelling, tissue and paper applications.
• Work with Sales and internal teams to understand customer needs and deliver effective technical solutions.
• Analyse application performance and identify opportunities for process and cost improvements.
• Work confidently across laboratory and customer manufacturing environments, with interstate and occasional international travel.
• Maintain high standards of safety, quality and documentation, using digital tools to prepare technical reports, presentations and CRM updates.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong technical curiosity, learning agility and a willingness to develop expertise in adhesive technologies.
• Hands-on, analytical and proactive approach to problem-solving, with strong attention to detail.
• Collaborative and customer-focused, with the ability to build strong relationships and work effectively across teams.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical information for different audiences.
• Experience or exposure to adhesives, coatings, packaging or manufacturing environments is advantageous.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Flexible Public Holidays
• Company Products Allocation

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.