Technician PD Bio-Renewable Materials ‏(d/f/m)

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Development of raw materials and formulations, by using especially biomass-derived chemicals suitable for adhesives, sealants and coatings
• Prepare and carry out organic/polymer syntheses in the laboratory
• Planning, conducting, and documenting laboratory experiments with a pronounced “hands-on” mentality
  Test and analyse development (preliminary) products for various strategic business units
• Scale-up and transfer of laboratory processes in close cooperation with all interfaces (e.g. production)
• Supports technology transfers to various functions e.g. product development, application engineering and other customer facing teams
  
  
  

YOUR SKILLS

• Apprenticeship or a completed scientific university degree in chemistry, material science, or a comparable field of study
• Minimum 4 years of working experience in the field of polymer/material science, and/or organic chemistry
• Passion for sustainable technologies (circular, e.g. bio-based raw materials) and defossilisation of Henkel´s raw material portfolio
• Interest in experimental work in a modern, application-oriented research and development environment
  and the desire to implement your own ideas in new technical solutions
• Structured way of working, high level of independence and diligence
• Team-oriented working style, including cross-functional collaborations and teams
• Fluent in German and good English language skills 

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.