Senior Tech Service Engineer - Flexible Packaging Adhesives Job

Arkema • Dublin, OH

108d

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr. Technical Service Engineer that will manage the customer technical interface in coordination with the sales team. This role will be responsible for building a comprehensive understanding of Bostik's Flexible Packaging products including formulation, physical properties, analytical properties, bond performance and manufacturing. This position will use product line knowledge, interpretation of lab testing results, and understanding of applications and equipment to provide technical support with the goal of maintaining current business and growing new business in partnership with sales.

Requirements

• PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science or relevant technical field, or BS degree with 10+ years, or MS degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Excellent leadership, organization, planning, project management, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP, Salesforce and Power BI is preferred.
• Experience with Stage-Gate and leading projects is preferred.
• The ability to thrive and multitask in a metric and performance-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical projects and lead problem resolution through a thorough understanding of the customer need/issue, completion of lab analyses and pilot trials, and coordination of support from other functions with responsiveness and a commitment to timelines.
• Identifies and uses internal and external resources to help solve high priority, technical problems and accelerate product development efforts.
• Solves technical problems by making product and process recommendations.
• Identifies root causes of more complex customer/product problems. Develops analytical strategies and executes action plans to resolve causes utilizing external/international laboratories or resources.
• Organizes, analyzes data and explains conclusions/outcomes to customers, global R D and BU management.
• Determines validity of product performance complaints using product specifications, QC data, and lab results. Determines suitability of products or product concepts to meet the customer specifications and performance requirements.
• Modify products as needed for specific customer applications and perform lab work to document modification improvements.
• Partner with sales to build knowledge of customer products and applications, identify customer needs, provide appropriate product recommendations, and support customer's new production qualification process.
• Build trusting, sustainable relationships with customers by bringing valued solutions through broad market and material knowledge, providing technical recommendations based on statistically derived data, and consistent, positive customer experience.
• Works with the customer and offers scientifically-based advice when faced with ambiguity, incomplete data and time pressures.
• Actively promotes safe behavior in the workgroup. Takes responsibility for personal safe lab operations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree