Org Marketing Statement

Parker LORD is a growing global company headquartered in the United States and a worldwide spanet and technology leader in adhesives and coatings, vibration and motion control, and thermally conductive technologies. For more than 100 years, Parker LORD has partnered with our customers to provide innovative solutions for automotive, industrial, aerospace and oil and gas spanets. Parker LORD develops, manufactures and distributes rubber-to-metal bonding adhesives, coatings and thermally conductive products. We continue to invest in new solutions that will help move every person in the world. 

Parker LORD is part of Parker Hannifin, a Fortune 250 company and a global leader in motion and control technologies. Parker Hannifin Corporations Engineered Materials Group is a global leader in the manufacture of polymer sealing systems and engineered components, as well as EMI shielding and thermal interface materials.

We are looking for an

Application Engineer (w/m/d)

within Elastomer Process Materials (EPM) division in EMEA.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to EPM Parker Lord customers located in Central and Eastern Europe, utilizing Parker Lord Rubber-to-Substrate bonding agents (Chemosil, Chemlok), Weatherstrip and Glass Coatings (Flocksil, Parflock, Sipio, Cuvertin), and SME products (QDO, Poly DNB, latexes, Sipio UV, etc.).

Your responsibilities:

• Technical Support: Provide expert technical services to customers, leveraging extensive knowledge to differentiate from competitors.
• Product Support: Address inquiries related to Product and Application Engineering in Eastern and Central Europe.
• Project Documentation: Track project progress and complete follow-up activities.
• Customer Guidance: Assist customers in Central and Eastern Europe in finding suitable technical solutions.
• Sales Assistance: Support the sales team through targeted customer visits, lab tests, and training sessions.
• Trial Management: Plan and document field trials and lab experiments to meet customer needs.
• Technology Presentation: Showcase and promote new technologies and solutions to clients.
• Service Request Management: Handle and document Technical Service Requests (TSRs) with thorough reporting.
• Customer Training: Conduct training seminars and demonstrations for internal and external customers, including distributor training.
• Product Development Input: Contribute to the New Product Development (NPD) process based on customer feedback.
• Team Participation: Engage actively in Application Engineering staff meetings.

Qualifications

What you should bring:

• Technical Degree: Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Materials Science, or Engineering.
• Rubber Technology: Qualification: Certification in Rubber Technologies is a plus.
• Relevant Experience: Proven experience in adhesives, coatings, and application methods within general industry and/or automotive sectors.
• Chemical Technology: Background in chemical technology, preferably in reactive adhesives, with optional experience in coatings or sealants.
• Proactive and Self-Organized: Highly self-motivated with strong organizational skills.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, with high competency in customer interactions.
• Confident Demeanor: Ability to present confidently and engage effectively with stakeholders.
• Team Player: Motivated to collaborate and contribute positively within a team environment.
• Presentation Skills: Capability to create and deliver impactful product presentations.
• Willingness to Travel: Availability to travel approximately 40 of the time (e.g., customer visits, training at our German technical center, trade shows).
• Language Proficiency: Business-level German and English is required; proficiency in additional European languages is an asset.
• MS Office Proficiency: Strong proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Closing Statement

Benefits

International Collaboration - We are proud of our international corporate culture. The personality and attitude of our employees is what sets us apart

Our way of working - We work in cross-departmental and international project teams. 80 of our employees work in high-performance teams

Flexible working - Family-friendliness and flexible working hours with one day of mobile working for a good work-life balance are important to us

Competitive compensation - We offer attractive compensation in line with the spanet, including a share in the companys profits

Company pension scheme - We want our employees to be well off when they retire, which is why we offer an employer-financed company pension scheme

Group accident insurance - Our employees are covered by our group accident insurance for work-related and private accidents

Development opportunities - We value the development of each individual. Our employees are encouraged and developed according to their abilities 

Are you interested?

We look forward to receiving your detailed and complete application documents, including details of your salary expectations and earliest starting date.

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