Technical Service Chemist - Performance Polymers

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a globally operating manufacturing company that develops and produces product labeling as well as digital identification applications. We offer a wide range of brand and information solutions that optimize work and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, promote sustainability, circular economy, and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, RFID inlays and tags (Radio Frequency Identification), software applications that connect the physical with the digital, as well as a variety of products and solutions that enhance brand packaging and carry or display information that improves the shopping experience. With sales of around 8.8 billion US dollars in 2024, Avery Dennison currently employs 35,000 people in more than 50 countries, serving a variety of industries worldwide, including household and personal care products, apparel, retail, e-commerce, logistics, food, pharmaceuticals, and automotive. For more information, please visit  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, barrier-free communication during the application process by contacting our Talent Acquisition Team at  Requestaccomodation@eu.averydennison.com .

Job Description

What to 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 a 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 your 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 maturity: 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 the fields of 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!

We understand diversity and equal opportunity 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 opportunity. 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 to 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 about 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 get to know us even better: Life @ Avery Dennison ( linkedin.com/company/avery-dennison/life/emea )

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