Global adhesives and specialty chemicals manufacturer serving packaging, automotive, and industrial markets
H.B. Fuller manufactures adhesives, sealants, and specialty chemicals across 9 product verticals, operating at scale (5,001–10,000 employees) with manufacturing footprint spanning 21 countries. The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward production (manufacturing 81 roles, 31% of active openings), with secondary focus on sales (46) and engineering (35) — consistent with a capital-intensive, globally distributed operation managing supply-chain complexity and plant-level optimization as core operational pain points.
Notable leadership hires: Operations Director
H.B. Fuller is a public chemical manufacturer specializing in adhesives and sealants for packaging, hygiene products, electronics, automotive, woodworking, construction, and consumer goods. The company sells into enterprise customer bases across packaging lines, appliance manufacturing, automotive assembly, and paper converting. Operations span North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets (South Korea, Egypt, Brazil, India, Thailand, China, Malaysia). Active project portfolio centers on supply-chain efficiency, demand-planning integration, production optimization, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement — reflecting operational scale and margin pressure typical of industrial chemicals.
SAP S/4HANA (ERP backbone), Microsoft 365 (Office, Teams, Power Platform), Azure cloud infrastructure, Salesforce (CRM), Databricks (analytics), and Python for scripting. Recently adopting LIMS and PLM systems.
21 countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets: US, South Korea, Egypt, Portugal, Brazil, India, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Italy, UK, France, South Africa, Germany, UAE, China, Thailand, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium, and Taiwan.
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