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 laboratory-based position is focused on meeting the technical needs of our flexible packaging customers with innovation and technology pipeline in conjunction with our BD team. Extensive knowledge and experience within the flexible packaging from formulation to application of adhesive and coatings Works closely with Business Development and Product Development to meet the technical needs for markets within our flexible packaging industry. Connect with external stakeholders (suppliers, customers, research institutes) to support development initiatives. Putting forth and testing ideas that support proliferation of breakthrough technologies. Is the recognized expert in industry trade associations, develops new to the world data/white papers to promote Henkel expertise externally. Establishes and leverages external networks and partnerships (research/suppliers/OEM/boards/industry). Develops and manages key innovation/application projects. Understand the latest flexible packaging technologies. Assists running pilot scale lamination and coating equipment to validate new innovative ideas and scale up to customer sites. Testing and market introductions of new products and new technologies.

What makes you a good fit 10 plus years of flexible packaging industry experience either in application engineering or product development. Application methods/development. 30-50% travel requirement. Technical Writing: Ability to create clear, accurate, and well-structured documentation, manuals, and process guides for technical and non-technical audiences. Reporting: Proficient in compiling, analyzing, and presenting data-driven reports to support decision-making and performance tracking. Presenting: Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to deliver technical presentations to internal stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams. Business Acumen/Partnership. Analytical thinking. Lean/six sigma/scientific method. 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 for this role is $120,000-150,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.   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. 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.