Surface treatment and specialty chemicals for metal, plastic, and glass finishing
Chemetall operates as BASF's global surface treatment unit, serving 22,000+ customers across automotive, aerospace, energy, and metal-forming sectors. The tech stack is heavily SAP-centric (Global Trade Services, S/4HANA, CO, BW) paired with Microsoft cloud tools and emerging data platforms (Databricks, OutSystems, Python) — a pattern typical of large chemical manufacturers modernizing compliance and supply-chain automation. Active hiring across engineering, manufacturing, and finance, concentrated in Germany, Thailand, Brazil, and Mexico, reflects simultaneous efforts to expand capacity and digitize core trade-control and order-to-cash workflows.
Chemetall is BASF's surface treatment business, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main and operating since 1982. The company develops metalworking fluids, corrosion-protection systems, machining lubricants, and aerospace sealants for industrial customers in automotive, aerospace, energy, and metal-forming. With 2,500+ technical specialists and 30+ laboratories globally, the business model combines product innovation with on-site customer support. Current operational focus includes plant optimization, trade-control digitization, and SAP process integration, alongside expansion into strategic customer segments.
Primarily SAP (Global Trade Services, S/4HANA, BW, CO), Microsoft 365, Power BI, and Azure. Emerging tools include Databricks, OutSystems, Python, Java, and C++.
Germany, Thailand, Brazil, and Mexico. Current open roles span engineering, manufacturing, finance, sales, research, and operations with intake across intern to manager levels.
Trade-control process digitization, embargo/sanctions program support, SAP order-to-cash integration, plant optimization, and customer service automation across global manufacturing footprint.
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