Technical Sales Support Plastic Industry
What it's like to work here
Take the next step in your career as Technical Sales Support at Holland Colours, where you are at the forefront of technical innovation in the packaging industry. With a background in plastics and a deep understanding of injection and extrusion production, you'll act as a specialist to support clients with how to use our products efficiently. As an expert of our products, you will play an important role in realizing our ambitions in the packaging industry. For your dedication, we offer the opportunity to pioneer with the most innovative additives and colorants portfolio on the market, in an agile environment to make impactful decisions, and the flexibility to work from anywhere. This is your chance to participate in complex projects that will set new industry standards, within a company that values innovation, accountability, and collaboration.
What you'll be doing
Main Work
As Technical Sales Support at Holland Colours, you will guide our customers through successful product trials, providing in-depth technical advice, and serving as a technical liaison between our color design lab and clients. Your expertise will ensure the optimal use of our products, enhancing customer satisfaction and contributing to our growth in the packaging sector. Your responsibilities will include:
- Translate customers’ needs and challenges into product solutions;
- Identify trends based on customer needs and validate new opportunities in collaboration with Product Development;
- Collaborate with the technology team to identify and implement product reformulations and new products;
- Define and optimize concepts (basic carriers, ingredient packages, formulation guidelines and production steps) for the use of liquid and solid additives and colorants;
- Actively share knowledge with direct and indirect colleagues, including training sessions for the sales team to enhance their technical knowledge.
Your talent
In this pivotal role as Technical Sales Support at Holland Colours, collaboration is key. You'll be joining forces with our technical team, a group of colorant and additives experts who understand the intricacies of plastic down to the molecular level. You will share your technical acumen with the rest of the organization to improve our collective expertise. This is what you’ll need to bring:
- Profound understanding of trouble shooting on injection and extrusion production;
- 7 years of experience in production in the Plastic/Masterbatch industry, preferably with a background in additives, OEMs, or injection molding;
- Strong affinity with processing equipment and machinery;
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or mechatronics;
Our offer
Being Technical Sales Support at Holland Colours is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to make a significant impact. You'll contribute to shaping our business and to the future of our industry. For your dedication we offer:
- An equity package as you become part of the Holland Colours Family;
- The opportunity to pioneer with the most innovative additives and colorants portfolio on the market;
- The opportunity to participate in complex projects that will set new industry standards and boost our market presence;
- Freedom, agility and speed to make impact with visible results in a fast moving company.
Job criteria
- Profound understanding of preform production, conversion, lightweighting, and cycle time optimization;
- 10 years of experience in production in the packaging industry, preferably with a background in additives, OEMs, or injection molding;
- Strong affinity with processing equipment and machinery;
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or mechatronics;
Celebrating Excellence: A World-Class Workplace
We've won the prestigious "World Class Workplace" award. This shows our commitment to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment.
This award, was given to us by Effectory, an independent firm specializing in employee feedback research. This underscores the success of our efforts in creating a workplace where innovation thrives, and every team member feels valued and empowered.
