Director Application Engineering, Metal Packaging

Madison Heights, MI, MI, US May 20, 2026 Sap Successfactors Recruiting
About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel. What you´ll do Our Application Engineering Director is responsible for leading a team of field and lab application engineers that provide technical service, training, and valued-added product and equipment solutions to customers within our Metal Packaging market segment. Influences and executes the Metal Packaging business strategy in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Product Development, and other functions. Fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit in delivering results. Demonstrates cross-functional leadership in supporting Innovation, Sustainability, and Quality Complaint management. Main/lead technical liaison at Key Accounts and industry associations. Lead a team up to 7 engineers with responsibility for our application engineering lab Based in Madison Heights, MI with travel within US, Mexico, Canada up to 50% (Hybrid-role)
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  • Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (FRA: HEN3) is a 1876-founded, Duesseldorf-headquartered German Familienunternehmen listed in the DAX, with the Henkel family holding roughly 60 percent of ordinary voting shares through a binding family share pooling agreement and the Shareholders Committee, chaired by Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, carrying substantially more governance weight than at a typical non-family DAX peer.
  • The company operates two divisions after the January 2023 reorganization: Henkel Consumer Brands (Persil, Schwarzkopf, Dial, Purex, Got2b, Fa, Syoss, Pril, Bref, Somat, Perwoll) and Henkel Adhesive Technologies (Loctite, Bonderite, Teroson, Technomelt, Sista, Pattex), with roughly 50,000 employees globally.
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