Senior Application Specialist (Water-Based Barrier Coatings)

Location: France; hybrid. Requires up to 70% travel across Greater Europe and Turkey.

Company

hirify.global develops adhesives, coatings, and sealants for customers across more than 30 market segments and 150 countries.

What you will do

• Lead technical product demonstrations, machine trials, and commercial launches for water-based barrier coating technologies.
• Provide on-site technical support during production and conversion trials.
• Troubleshoot coating application and manufacturing process issues.
• Collaborate with R&D, operations, commercial teams, customers, converters, and equipment suppliers.
• Analyze trial results and recommend process or application improvements.
• Deliver technical training and product guidance while capturing market feedback for product development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Packaging, Paper Science, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in water-based barrier coatings, paper coatings, packaging, paper converting, or related technologies.
• Experience supporting commercial production trials in manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of coating methods, drying systems, paper substrates, and converting processes.
• Legal authorization to work in France and availability to travel up to 70% across Greater Europe and Turkey.

Nice to have

• Experience with barrier coatings for food packaging applications.
• Familiarity with flexographic, gravure, rod, blade, curtain, or similar coating technologies.
• Experience supporting customers in industrial coating or packaging environments.
• German language proficiency and relevant industry certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with customers and internal teams across global markets.
• Customer-facing technical work involving production sites, converters, and equipment suppliers.
• Equal employment opportunity and an inclusive workplace culture.