YES. I want to work here.
I didn’t discover CHT as a potential employer until I spoke with one of my former fellow student. He told me about his daily work routine, the organization and its values as well as his experience with CHT as an employer. Hearing that from someone with first-hand knowledge who I trusted really helped me decide I wanted to work at CHT. After I got hired my first step at CHT was working in the position of technical coordinator. It was kind of a connecting point between development, technical service and our customers, which enabled me to gain a deep understanding of the structures at CHT as well as our products in the field of fiber auxiliaries and their applications.
Boredom has no chance
It was really the ideal position for me to dive into the multifaceted and challenging world of fiber auxiliaries as an organic chemist with a PhD and to better understand the requirements of our customers for fiber auxiliaries. In our application field, about 50 products from our core range ensure the production and downstream processing of e.g. polypropylene carpet yarns, polypropylene staple fibre, polyester staple fibre, hygiene fibres, non-wovens, etc. The chemical and technical understanding of why which product is or isn't suitable for the customer's process is immensely important for us to be able to make the right recommendations later at the customer's site. This learning process is always fueled by new products and challenged by growing and changing customer requirements, and constant innovation – it’s not an exaggeration to say you never stop learning and it never gets boring.
Next step: Head of application lab fibre auxiliaries
After my tenure as technical coordinator, I then took over the position of head of the application laboratory for fibre auxiliaries. Here we test the performance of our own developments or of existing products which are applied e.g. onto filaments, non-wovens or fibres. In addition, samples from our customers are also comprehensively investigated there. From the determination of surface tension and finish on yarn values (e.g. by NMR) to friction measurements filament/filament, filament/metal, fibre/fibre, fibre/metal and, for example, electrostatic charging, we cover a wide range of measurement methods to be able to acquire the best possible information. The results are fundamental, for example, for the further development of our own product portfolio or preparing corresponding laboratory reports for our customers.
Taking on international responsibility
Building on the experience I'd gained in the field of fiber auxiliaries, I took on an additional – not to mention challenging – area of responsibility in 2019. Since then, I’ve been the Technical Manager of Fiber Auxiliaries for North, Central and South America, and it really is deeply fulfilling to be able to work with a dedicated team of colleagues on site as well as to follow up with them on a wide range of projects.
