Lead Application Engineer Metal Can Packaging

Henkel; Madison Heights (MI); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial

Family Support

Career Growth

Descripción de la vacante

Henkel is seeking a Lead Application Engineer for Metal Can Packaging within the Adhesive Technologies unit in Michigan. You will advise customers, conduct trials, trainings, and troubleshooting, and collaborate with sales, PD, and field teams to drive value.

Travel up to 30-40% nationwide as needed; you’ll operate in lab and manufacturing environments, supporting product development and process optimization while mentoring field staff and ensuring high-quality customer experiences.

Formación

• BS Chemistry or Chemical Engineering is preferred.
• 1-5+ Years of Technical Service experience/product development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Travel in domestic US (~30-40%) Candidates must be able and willing to travel on short notice, based on business needs.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to work independently
• Strong project management experience
• Ability to multi-task
• Comfortable working in both a lab and manufacturing environment

Responsabilidades

• Responsible for product recommendations, customized product solutions, new product trials, training and troubleshooting for customers.
• Consult with customers on solutions generating value for their use cases.
• Perform technical visits (meetings, audits, demonstrations, troubleshooting, etc.) for customers with documentation in the CRM tool and the LIM system
• Work with application equipment to provide solutions to enhance customer can making related processes
• Leverage customer feedback to drive optimization in customer service and identify new business opportunities for sales colleagues
• Reports quality issues / customers' claims to relevant parts of the organization (incl. CCMS/CAPRIS)
• Drive customer experience by optimizing automated customer interactions and enhancing remote customer interactions
• Identify opportunities to create customer value in remote settings by leveraging remote interaction tools (e.g. AR, VR)
• May supervise the laboratory work (incl. prioritization) for samples coming from customers, and report technical results to customers
• Responsible for products application / technical training and coaching of field sales forces and customers
• Responsible for directly communicating with sales, marketing, PD, Innovation, members of TCS field team or project team members
• Promote internally SBU innovations and best learnings cross accounts

Conocimientos

Strong communication

Analytical mindset

Self-motivated

Project management

Multi-tasking

Willingness to travel

Educación

BS Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Lead Application Engineer Metal Can Packaging

Adhesive TechnologiesEngineeringVarious locationsFull TimeRegular

About this position

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

• Responsible for product recommendations, customized product solutions, new product trials, training and troubleshooting for customers. Consult with customers on solutions generating value for their use cases.

• Perform technical visits (meetings, audits, demonstrations, troubleshooting, etc.) for customers with documentation in the CRM tool and the LIM system

• Work with application equipment to provide solutions to enhance customer can making related processes

• Leverage customer feedback to drive optimization in customer service and identify new business opportunities for sales colleagues

• Reports quality issues / customers' claims to relevant parts of the organization (incl. CCMS/CAPRIS)

• Drive customer experience by optimizing automated customer interactions and enhancing remote customer interactions

• Identify opportunities to create customer value in remote settings by leveraging remote interaction tools (e.g. AR, VR)

• May supervise the laboratory work (incl. prioritization) for samples coming from customers, and report technical results to customers

• Responsible for products application / technical training and coaching of field sales forces and customers

• Responsible for directly communicating with sales, marketing, PD, Innovation, members of TCS field team or project team members

• Promote internally SBU innovations and best learnings cross accounts

What makes you a good fit

• BS Chemistry or Chemical Engineering is preferred.

• 1-5+ Years of Technical Service experience/product development

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Travel in domestic US (~30-40%) Candidates must be able and willing to travel on short notice, based on business needs.

• Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities

• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to work independently

• Strong project management experience

• Ability to multi-task

• Comfortable working in both a lab and manufacturing environment

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1

• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program

• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement

• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships

• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $ 85,000.00 and $ 115,000.00 . This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting.In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

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. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

JOB ID: 26097133

Job Locations: United States, MI, Detroit | United States, MI, Flint | United States, MI, Madison Heights | United States, MI, Warren

Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application