Technical Service Manager - Lubricant Additives

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to customers, sales teams, and regional accounts to ensure successful application and performance of lubricant additive products.
• Conduct application studies, product evaluations, and technical troubleshooting to address customer needs and support commercial growth initiatives.
• Manage and prioritize technical service projects while ensuring timely communication of results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other Technical Service Managers, Regional /Global Sales Managers, and Product Managers to align customer support activities with business objectives.
• Monitor industry trends, OEM specifications, and market developments to support formulation strategy and product positioning efforts.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, reports, training materials, and customer-facing documentation.
• Represent Evonik Industries at customer meetings, industry conferences, trade shows, and professional organizations to strengthen technical relationships and market presence.
• Maintain a high level of technical expertise in lubricant additives, formulation technology, and application performance through continuous learning and industry engagement.
• Manage incoming samples, testing materials, and technical data to support customer projects and internal evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality (EHSQ) standards during all laboratory, customer, and project activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience within the lubricant additives, specialty chemicals, or related industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of lubricant formulations, additive technologies, and application performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience delivering customer presentations and technical reports.
• Experience working with industry organizations or standards groups such as Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, SAE International, or ASTM International preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to approximately 30%.
• Your Application
• To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal . Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html .
• Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
• Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
• Kelvin Seals [C]
• Company is
• Evo Oil Additives US

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