Technical Service Chemist - Performance Polymers

Technical Service Chemist - Performance Polymers

• Full-time

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. Making Possible™: We enable products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve. We provide branding and information solutions that optimize the efficiency of work and supply chains, reduce waste, promote sustainability, circular economy and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labels and functional materials, inlays and tags for radio frequency identification (RFID), software applications that connect the physical and digital, as well as offerings that enhance brand packaging and contain or display information that improves the customer experience. We serve industries worldwide – including household and personal care products, apparel, retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals, and automotive – employing approximately 35,000 people in over 50 countries. Our reported revenue in 2024 was $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At our plant in Kreuzlingen, we have been producing acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives for a wide range of self-adhesive products for over 35 years with about 100 employees. The sustainable improvement and optimization of our products is an important corporate goal of Avery Dennison and our plant in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland on Lake Constance.

Please let us know if we can support you with appropriate, accessible communication during the application process by contacting our Talent Acquisition Team at Requestaccomodation@eu.averydennison.com.

Job Description

What can you expect from us? – Your area of responsibility:

To strengthen our Technical Service team, we are currently looking for a Technical Service Chemist - Performance Polymers (performancepolymers.averydennison.com) at the Kreuzlingen, Thurgau location with direct reporting line to our Technical Service Manager

• Technical consulting with passion: As an expert for our acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives, you are an important link between our technical, research & development, and sales departments.
• Reliable partnership: Through close collaboration with colleagues and customers in Europe (approx. 20% travel for customer visits) and the USA (approx. 5% travel for internal meetings), you understand their specific requirements, develop customized product solutions, and open up new application possibilities to further expand our market share.
• From concept to market readiness: You accompany new products from development to market launch and ensure during the product qualification process that they are ready for production start.
• Problem solving and knowledge transfer: In addition to conducting trainings and workshops (virtually or on-site), you analyze and solve challenges related to coating, material, processing, and application together with your customers.
• Satisfaction as the top priority: You are only satisfied when our customers are satisfied!

Qualifications

What do we expect from you? – Your qualifications:

• Completed studies, preferably in chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer sciences, materials science, or a comparable field
• At least 5 years of professional experience in acrylic polymer technologies, adhesives and/or coatings, as well as experience in product development and technical B2B sales or service of consultation-intensive products, ideally in an international matrix organization
• Solid knowledge in polymerization, characterization, and curing processes
• Experience in customer support and project management
• Fluent German and English skills, as well as solid Italian skills
• Creativity and enthusiasm for innovation, entrepreneurial thinking to build sustainable projects and start your career at Avery Dennison

Additional Information

What can you look forward to? – Our offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Company pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development
• Regular events and company celebrations such as summer parties or Christmas parties, but also International Women’s Day and similar
• Small surprises on special days

Who we are! - Our story:

Each of us, every day! Eight values. One team!

Diversity and equal opportunity are understood by us as an enrichment for our future-oriented work at Avery Dennison. Our teams are balanced and diverse. Because each of us is unique and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.

At Avery Dennison, we promote equal opportunities. In the EMEA region, for example, we already have these Employee Resource Groups (ERGs):

• EmpoWer - Focus on engagement, mentoring, and promotion of women
• Mental Health - strives to create a safe space for employees where they can discuss mental health issues at work safely and openly
• Unite - to support the LGBTQI+ community in the EMEA region

More information about all our ERGs worldwide as well as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach can be found at https://www.averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.html

At Avery Dennison, we do what we love and love what we do - A quick click here, and you will get to know us even better: Life @ Avery Dennison (linkedin.com/company/avery-dennison/life/emea)

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