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Coatings

Coatings

Careers  – Be part of the Coatings Team

At BASF’s Coatings division, we offer a wealth of opportunities to add new color to your career.

Bring your creativity, ideas, and skill!  Whether you’re developing new software to calculate color formulas, training painters worldwide, purchasing our raw materials, or mixing batches of paint, there’s a place for you. Do you want to work for an open-minded company that is well-represented on every continent? Do you want to combine career and family? Whether you wish to join us as an intern, an apprentice, a recent graduate or an expert, we offer all kinds of interesting ways to learn and grow. See for yourself!

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Welcome to BASF's job world! We offer job opportunities for everyone, from students to professionals. Become part of the best team!

10 reasons why you should work in BASF's Coatings division

  • Work in an environment that inspires, supports and connects
  • Develop your career and your life
  • Innovate in a forward looking, customer-centered company
  • Think outside the box and bring your own ideas
  • Drive diversity in people, opinions, and experiences
  • Expose yourself to international teams and culture
  • Drive sustainable and digital solutions
  • Enjoy work/life balance
  • Earn competitive wage and benefits
  • Feel the passion for coatings
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Driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 
By embracing the diverse perspectives of our colleagues, customers and partners, we actively foster an inspiring exchange.
How we work
We believe that when our customers win, we win.  We work closely with our customers and partners to find efficient solutions for sustainable market success. Our people work side-by-side in auto plants and body shops worldwide to offer top-quality products and service. Our knowledge and experience are available exactly where both are needed. To stay ahead in a competitive market, you have to be innovative. That’s why we want team members with brilliant, creative ideas to innovate and create the coatings of the future.
What we offer 
The work is interesting and challenging, and we offer a competitive wage and benefits. But life isn’t just Euros and cents. You need to be able to combine your family and career. At BASF's Coatings division, we also offer a family-oriented personnel policy to ensure that our employees have balance with work and life.
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Collaboration – Strong Partnerships 
Our global network of collaboration provides us new ideas, technologies and insights as an integral component of our coatings R&D. Teaming up with academia, industry partners and startups enables us to access innovations beyond our in-house expertise. We offer scientists from universities and research institutes the opportunity to participate in close-to-practice research projects that add value for all.  Diversity of thought brings diversity of ideas which improves potential for innovation. If you are interested to collaborate with us