[Hiring] Coating Advisor @Hempel A/S

Role Description

As a Senior Coating Advisor, you will be responsible for providing technical support to sales teams, customers, and stakeholders. Your responsibilities include:

• Performing physical inspections and condition surveys.
• Overseeing product application activities as needed.
• Conducting technical analysis of product specifications.
• Conducting technical training and presentations.
• Preparing and presenting technical briefings for customer and company representatives.
• Preparing inspection reports using digital reporting software.
• Evaluating sales proposals to ensure technical accuracy and consistency with quality and performance standards.

This position will work remotely and travel to jobsites when dispatched/assigned projects. The ideal candidate is located in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. or near Monterrey, Mexico; however, other geographic locations will be considered.

As a Coating Advisor with Hempel, you’ll work alongside applicators, distributors, contractors, engineers, and consultants to ensure proper use and application of Hempel’s products. You will strive to understand customer needs and challenges, providing services that support and strengthen our coating solutions.

You’ll work closely with a team of Hempel colleagues from Sales, R&D, Customer Care, and other internal functions to deliver exceptional service to the end user.

In this role, you’ll bring our technical documentation – Product Data Sheets – to life by offering technical advisory support on all aspects of our Hempel products.

• Be an ambassador for the brand and product lines by effectively communicating the features and benefits of all our products and systems.
• Ensure compliance with the most recent Product Data Sheets, guide specifications, relevant technical and industrial standards, working procedures, and best painting/application practices.
• Accurately collect and record data, prepare work progress reports including testing, analysis, and interpretation of data, providing feedback when necessary to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide onsite training to coatings applicators across major segments and the Hempel’s Sales teams.
• Educate and persuade customers about the performance of our coating solutions and the value of Technical Services.
• Generate accurate company and customer reports and distribute them in a timely manner using corporate reporting tools.
• Use PPE and technical equipment responsibly, ensuring equipment is calibrated, maintained, and in good condition.
• Monitor and manage project paint inventory, offering timely updates to Sales front/back office to avoid possible shortages.
• Actively participate in internal and external Technical Services strategy activities by conducting surveys, troubleshooting issues, and finding resolutions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/Bachelor degree.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in the Coating Industry.
• Marine coating experience.
• English business proficiency (oral and written).
• MS Office basic level.
• General computer literacy.
• Willing to travel extensively (up to 80%, domestic and international) and with flexible schedules.
• Spanish is an advantage.
• NACE certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options that begin on your first day of employment.
• Flexible HSA and FSA options to manage healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• 12 paid holidays.
• 15 vacation days to start.
• 6 personal days.
• Paid leave for jury duty and bereavement.
• 401(k) plan options with immediate company match and full vesting from day one.
• Basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage for the unexpected.
• Enjoy 16 weeks of fully paid maternity leave or 4 weeks of paid paternity leave.

Company Description

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect, and support for each other.

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Your input, ideas, and initiative are not only welcomed but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company.

We are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued, and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents, we can achieve great things together.