Application Engineer, APC NAMX

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

• Henkel Adhesives is seeking a customer-facing Field Application Engineer to support our Tissue & Towel business. This role is critical in delivering technical service, driving value and promoting sustainability through Henkel’s expertise. You will collaborate closely with Sales and cross-functional teams to identify customer needs, design tailored technical solutions, and ensure successful implementation. The position involves frequent travelling, engagement with multiple customer levels, from line operators to corporate technical and procurement teams.
• Main Responsibilities
• Customer Engagement & Technical Service
• Conduct on site customer visits for technical service, product recommendations, demonstrations, troubleshooting, and process optimization.
• Develop and communicate value propositions for Henkel solutions.
• Provide high-level support for key accounts and critical NAMX/global customers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related technical field.
• Experience:
• Knowledge of water-based adhesives in tissue & towel markets.
• 3 year of Industry experience, ideally in personal hygiene business.
• Experience with tissue & towel manufacturing equipment is a plus.
• Skills: -
• Willing to travel up to 70% of the time to customer sites across North America and Mexico.
• Strong analytical, mechanical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral/written communication (English required; Spanish preferred).
• Project management, organizational, and digital skills (Salesforce, AI tools preferred).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in building relationships with internal and external professionals of all organizational levels.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• High learning agility, adaptability, motivation and innovation mindset.
  
  

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 $90,000.00 - $140,000.00. 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.