Adhesive Technologies Engineering Australia, Seven Hills - Sydney, NSW, New South Wales Full Time Regular

Join Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business and play a key technical role supporting customers across the packaging industry. Based in Seven Hills, NSW, this is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on and technically curious Application Engineer to apply engineering expertise and adhesive technology to solve customer challenges, optimise manufacturing performance and deliver innovative solutions. Working across water-based, hotmelt and polyurethane adhesives, you’ll collaborate with customers and internal teams across a diverse range of packaging applications, with regular interstate and occasional international travel.

What you´ll do

- Provide technical support and application expertise to customers across the packaging industry.
- Troubleshoot and optimise adhesive performance to improve reliability, quality and efficiency.
- Conduct customer trials, equipment start-ups and product testing in manufacturing environments.
- Develop and implement adhesive solutions across packaging, labelling, tissue and paper applications.
- Work with Sales and internal teams to understand customer needs and deliver effective technical solutions.
- Analyse application performance and identify opportunities for process and cost improvements.
- Work confidently across laboratory and customer manufacturing environments, with interstate and occasional international travel.
- Maintain high standards of safety, quality and documentation, using digital tools to prepare technical reports,



presentations and CRM updates.

What makes you a good fit

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Strong technical curiosity, learning agility and a willingness to develop expertise in adhesive technologies.
- Hands‑on, analytical and proactive approach to problem‑solving, with strong attention to detail.
- Collaborative and customer‑focused, with the ability to build strong relationships and work effectively across teams.
- Explicit and confident written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical information for different audiences.
- Experience or exposure to adhesives, coatings, packaging or manufacturing environments is advantageous.

Some perks of joining Henkel

- Adaptable work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Flexible Public Holidays
- Company Products Allocation

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Job Locations: Australia, New South Wales, Seven Hills - Sydney, NSW

Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application

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📌 Application Engineer— Australia, Seven Hills - Sydney, NSW, Adhesive Technologies
🏢 Henkel
📍 Sydney