Technical Service Representative Marine & Protective Coatings - Halifax

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com 

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Job Placement

This position involves travelling to customer sites mostly within in and around the Halifax, Nova Scotia area.   The ideal Candidate would live in or close Halifax. In this commercial role, the job holder will work remotely from a specified territory and are not required to report to a designated AkzoNobel site.  

Travel: 30% within assigned territory, minimal travel in the rest of Canada and the USA
 

Job Purpose

The Technical Service Representative (TSR) provides a differential marketing advantage for AkzoNobel by delivering technical services for our coatings to all customers within an assigned area. They  support the sales team by conducting technical reviews, product trials and providing consultative services to customers, distributors, and prospects. They also provide both technical analysis, process analysis, and recommendations where appropriate. 
 

Total Compensation

• Annual base salary: $80,000–$95,000
• Annual bonus: 15%, based on personal and company performance
• Vehicle allowance: $800 per month, plus kilometre reimbursement
• Vacation & paid time off:  3 weeks of vacation, 5 personal/sick days, 2 company-designated floater days
• Pension plan
• Comprehensive benefits, including:
  -Prescription drug and medical coverage
  -Life insurance
  -Paramedical services, including massage therapy
  -Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  -Telemedicine services
  -Physical fitness reimbursement program

Job Responsibilities 

• Assist and monitor customers on best coating and painting application practices in accordance with company specifications.
• Troubleshoot customer application issues.
• When conditions are identified not within company specifications or application guidelines, advise the customer and or applicator and their immediate supervisor to acquire resolution.
• When conditions are not resolved to meet specification document accordingly with exception report.
• Generate and maintain accurate records and applications reports of company products. This includes day to day environmental conditions as well as surface preparation and relevant coating application information.
• Attends scheduled inspections; verify specification and standard adherence, perform quality checks of surface preparation, and the application steps in the painting process.
• Participates in the selling process by assisting with product trials. 

Job Requirements

• Strong knowledge of coating application, techniques, and parameters for Marine and/or industrial Coatings (5+ years preferred)
• Experience working in a Shipyard is preferred
• Must have inspection or practical experience working with coatings in an industrial facility or setting
• English: read, spoken and written
• AMPP, NACE I, FROSIO Inspector III or equivalent
• Good computer skills, well versed in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and is computer literate enough to navigate user friendly web-based programs.
• Must be have a Canadian driver's license and the ability to travel to the USA if required.
• Must be able to pass Security Clearance per the Canadian government’s "Controlled Goods Program Security Assessment".  More information can be found on the requirements need to pass this clearance via this website:  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/services/industrial-security/controlled-goods.html

Ability to Perform Essential Job Duties

This position involves physical activities that are essential to the safe and effective performance of the role. These may include:

• Climbing and descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, and similar structures.
• Maintaining balance while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or uneven surfaces.
• Entering, moving within, and exiting confined spaces.
• Reaching, grasping, gripping, handling, and lifting objects using the arms and hands.
• Identifying and assessing objects, equipment, and surrounding conditions to perform tasks safely.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.