Paste Engineer

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About The Role

Support the local Pigment & Paste Owner in managing and executing pigment and paste-related activities in China. The role focuses on operational support, coordination, data transparency, and implementation of agreed actions across production, C-Labs, procurement, and suppliers, contributing to robust quality, cost competitiveness, and sustainable local operations.

How You Will Do It

Support to Pigment & Paste Ownership

-    Support the local Pigment & Paste Owner in day-to-day pigment and paste activities in China including root causes investigation.

-    Prepare analyses, reports, and documentation to support decision-making within the PSM framework

Operational & Cross‑functional Coordination

-    Support alignment of Chinese pigment and paste activities with global PSM processes and standards

-    Coordinate with production, C-Labs, procurement, and suppliers on agreed activities and follow‑ups

-    Follow action items, milestone related to pigment and paste topics

Pigment Paste Localization & optimization (Support Role)

-    Support pigment paste localization projects, including testing coordination, data collection, and documentation

-    Support implementation and follow-up of agreed optimization measures together with production and lab teams

Consolidation & Transparency

-    Support pigment and paste consolidation activities in China based on defined transparency frameworks

-    Maintain and update local overviews of pigment toolbox, paste portfolio, and intermediates

-    Identify consolidation opportunities and escalate improvement proposals to the Pigment & Paste Owner

EHS & Compliance

-    Support adherence to EHS requirements in labs and operational activities within the scope of responsibility

-    Assist in audit preparation and follow-up actions to ensure compliance with BASF standards

Main KPIs

-    #Pigment pastes in China / Sales   - annual tracking

-    R&D Budget/Spend (Pigment and Paste Team China)

-    Q-Cost (Pigment intermediates China)

-    Safety (hsWPRIR)

-    Ensure all activities meet BASF standards of EHS and 5S.

What We Look For

-    Education: Master’s degree or above

-    Working Experience: At least 3 years in coating industry

-    Technical & Professional Knowledge: Solid Chemistry knowledge and skills; conversational English