Flexible Packaging Engineer, (Work from Home Opportunity)

Role: Flexible Packaging Engineer

Industry: Manufacturing & Production

Job Category: Engineering – Industrial / Manufacturing

Job Details:

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – 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 our company.

Responsible for product recommendations, customized products applications, new product demonstrations.

Consult customers on solutions generating value for their use cases.

Perform technical visits with customers with documentation in the CRM tool and the LIM system.

Work with application equipment to provide solutions to enhance customer adhesive related processes.

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

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

Promote internally SBU innovations and best learnings cross accounts.

Acts as a trusted technical partner for customers by leading product / technology demos, troubleshooting, and training at customer sites utilizing pre- and post-demo documentation to help customers succeed.

Collaborates as technical liaison between our customers and our internal team including product development, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and marketing.

Job Details:

BS ChE, ME, MatE, Chemistry or similar degree / experience required.

5+ years of technical service, engineering in the Flexible Packaging industry is a plus.

Hands-on coating and/or converting expertise (mechanical / application equipment aptitude) in laminating adhesives and/or coatings technology area is highly valued.

Experience in troubleshooting complex / difficult problems.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Travel up to ~60%, primarily in the USA and occasionally MX/CAN

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