Specialist for Industrial Hydraulic Additive Packages

Requisition ID:  6941
Location:  Mannheim, BW, DE, 68219
Business Unit / Group Function:  Lubricant Additives Business
Work Arrangement:  Onsite
Level of Experience:  Intermediate
Contract Type: Regular  

 Are you passionate about innovation in industrial additives? Do you have a knack for developing and optimizing additive packages that enhance product performance? If so, we want you on our team!

Job Highlights

Push state-of-the-art technology boundaries forward in alignment with customer needs and business strategy.
Maintain strong hydraulic OEM relationship management for approvals
Serve as the technical product owner of hydraulic additive packages
Technical project leader to develop new and improved additive packages for existing or new industrial applications
Provide product training and technical support to the global sales and technical service organization
Prepare marketing material for global use
Manage Technical Data Sheets (TDS), specifications, and regulatory tasks
Develop improved production processes and provide manufacturing support on a lab scale, improve quality, and qualify new raw materials for the additive packages
Represent Lanxess Lubricant Additive Business in international working groups and conferences

Requirements

• Strong technical background and hands-on experience in lubricant additives, particularly in the hydraulic additive package formulation
• Senior laboratory technician with job experience over 10 years, or chemist or similar educational background with Bachelor/Master/PhD with job experience over 5 years
• Knowing test methods related to the lubricant industry
• Excellent project management skills with a track record of leading technical projects
• Effective communication and representation skills for international collaboration
• Ability to provide technical training and support to diverse teams
• Strong problem-solving skills for handling customer complaints and QM investigations
• Experience in process optimization and improvement in a production environment
• Creativity and solution orientation consider approaches to old problems
• Entrepreneurial skills, self-starter who doesn't wait to be told what to do, take action quickly to accomplish goals
• Being a team player and having cultural awareness is expected
• Business fluent in written and spoken German and English
  

What we offer you

• Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health, and and well-being including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance, and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
• Diversity: For us, talent matters, and we welcome everyone who commits to our values. We strongly believe that including diverse perspectives makes us more innovative and enhances our competitiveness. Therefore, we embrace the uniqueness of every single individual and are truly committed to supporting our people in developing their potential.