Application Engineer - Intern AP
Henkel
Brakpan, South Africa
Posted on Apr 25, 2026
About This Position Technical Customer Service
What you´ll do
What you´ll do
- Technical Customer Service - Internal: Analysis of samples and substrates (both Henkel and Competitor), provide feedback - verbal and written - Receive complaint forms, investigates and warns against possible claims.
- Technical Customer Service External: Assist with customer trials, line assessments, etc - Assist with trouble shooting at customers
- Supervises and conducts QC test on initial production runs.
- Supervise plant batch
- Initiates and controls rework of redundant materials and rejected batches.
- Initiates and compiles information for new product to be entered into internal systems (PIA Request/ ReMap).
- Assist QC/ Production with shelf-life extension,
- Rework instruction, etc.
- Issues safety data sheets for own products, obtains data sheets for materials and advises customers and production. -
- Maintain designated work area in clean condition (Cleanliness of laboratory 5 S compliance) "
- Be organized with personal workload, efficient and accurate.
- Attention to detail is essential.
- Be proactive and work on own initiative /
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and network across other functions/business units
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address technical issues effectively.
- Customer-centric approach with the ability to understand and meet client needs.
- Flexible 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
- Annual 1 month bonus
- 66.67% company contribution to Medical Aid
- Subsidised canteen
- Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programmes
