Enduse Specialist – Special Coatings (m/w/d)

We are ALTANA: a group of companies – four divisions: BYK, ECKART, ELANTAS and ACTEGA. Globally leading in specialty chemicals and with many possibilities of development for you. Enrich your life for this decisive plus! With more than 8,000 employees across the Group, the ALTANA Group generated sales of over 3 billion euros in 2024. BYK, part of the ALTANA Group, is a world leader in specialty chemicals. Our innovative and sustainable additives improve the scratch resistance and gloss of surfaces, mechanical strength or flow behavior of materials, as well as properties such as light resistance and flame retardation. Wesel is the largest BYK site with around 1,000 employees and has been in existence since 1962. We offer jobs and training in the fields of production, laboratory, IT and administration. BYK produces additives for the paint, printing and plastics industry. Our additives are manufactured in Wesel, tested and transported to the fully automatic high-bay warehouse in Emmelsum. The company has invested a three-digit million in the Wesel site in the past few years, including a digital laboratory and an award-winning design office building. Specialist – Special Coatings (m/w/d) Location: Wesel

Exciting tasks await you – in this diverse role you take over the management of projects in product development as well as the implementation of customer projects and TSR work in the laboratory in Wesel and in global BYK laboratories. This includes independent technical customer support with at least one visit per year for countries such as China, SEA and India. In addition, your task is: Implementation of jointly developed marketing strategies and support for product launches Creation of enduse-related presentations and specialist articles Planning and implementation of internal and external customer seminars and web meetings Participation in trade fairs and conferences

With this profile you convince us – a completed vocational training as a paint laboratory / lacquer laboratory technician, lacquer technician / lacquer engineer / lacquer engineer forms the basis for your new task. Also of great importance is experience in the formulation of general industrial lacquers or similar lacquer systems (e.g. coil coatings, protective coatings and automotive coatings). In addition, bring: Ideally experience with internal and external project management / project work International readiness for travel, as well as intercultural and social competence Safe occurrence, pronounced communication skills and a high degree of self-initiative Strong customer orientation, customer experience Presentation experience (concepts, PowerPoint etc.) is a plus High level of team capacity, friendly and open being Structured and organized working style Very good English knowledge in word and writing, another foreign language is advantageous

In the ALTANA Group, you will work in a unique culture of innovation, where the promotion of individual ideas and skills and an open, trusting co-existence are raised. BYK-Chemie offers you a lot of benefits. In detail: a variety of tasks with a large development space a convincing remuneration with good social benefits and additional holiday days Cycling leasing attractive pension schemes a life-time account for medium and long-term working-time flexibility flexible working in sliding time flexible working hours and the ability to work mobile an employee restaurant with a balanced and healthy offer JOBV1_EN