What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineering Manager position at Air Liquide USA LLC?
Location:
Morrisville, PA - ESMAir Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultra pure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.
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Pay: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Benefits: Air Liquide Benefit Offerings
The Process Engineering Manager leads and manages the Process Engineering team supporting an Electronic Specialty Materials (ESM) production facility, specializing in the purification and packaging of high-purity gases and chemicals for the semiconductor industry. This critical leadership role is responsible for setting the technical strategy, managing the process engineering career progression (from Process Engineer through Principal Process Engineer), and ensuring the facility achieves world-class safety, reliability, and continuous improvement targets. This position interfaces strategically with Supply Chain, Production, Business Development, and global functions to drive operational excellence and manage key growth projects.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Development
Hire, develop, coach, and manage the full spectrum of the Process Engineering team (including Process Engineers, Senior, Lead, and Principal Process Engineers) to support a dynamic and expanding production facility.
Actively manage process engineering team HR-related topics such as hiring, work schedules, absences, performance evaluations, and advanced career development/succession planning aligned with the established technical progression path.
Direct the team's professional development, ensuring proficiency and competency in core technical areas (Technical Community Leader program, Design Authority designations, PHA, RCA, process control, MOC/PSSR, etc.) reflective of their respective career levels.
Serve as a high-level mentor and coach, providing strategic guidance to the team, and supporting Senior and Lead Engineers in their mentorship of junior staff.
Cultivate a high-performance, learning culture within the team, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous technical growth.
Technical Strategy and Operational Excellence
Lead the development and execution of the facility's long-term process technical strategy, ensuring alignment with global standards and business objectives.
Direct and champion continuous improvement initiatives across the facility, establishing robust Lean/Six Sigma program principles and methodologies to identify and implement strategic, high-impact process improvements.
Lead process engineering team involvement in global programs, with primary lead responsibility for a successful Statistical Process Control (SPC) implementation and driving the advanced utilization of data analysis tools (DOE, FMEA, Six Sigma) for complex problem-solving.
Oversee and ensure compliance with all Process Safety Management (PSM) elements, including Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for projects of all sizes.
Proactively work and communicate with other ESM functions through root cause analysis (RCA) processes for the timely and permanent resolution of complex and systemic technical issues.
Track, manage, and report on key process KPIs and drive continuous improvement activities, utilizing tools like PowerBI to automate the tracking of these KPIs wherever feasible.
Project Management and Business Growth
Act as primary technical point of contact and interface with the Global ESM Business Line as well as the ESM Business Development teams to manage technical feasibility and implementation of growth opportunity projects.
Oversee the team's role as Owner's Representative for capital projects, ensuring projects are strategically scoped, technically sound, and executed according to the ESM project execution work process and guidelines.
Collaborate strategically with Supply Planning and Production teams to establish and validate accurate process capacity estimates to support sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes.
Work directly with the production teams to efficiently allocate process engineering resources in support of high-priority situations or emergency needs.
Safety and Compliance
Ensure the highest level of safety and integrity in daily operations by enforcing safety procedures and policies across the engineering team, subcontractors, and through technical guidance (e.g., as the final signatory on PSSRs).
Maintain expert-level knowledge of applicable codes and standards (RAGAGEP, CGA, NFPA, etc.) and ensure all process design and operational activities comply with these regulations.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent degree.
10 years of industrial experience in manufacturing or technical support of operations, including 3 years of experience managing a technical team.
Advanced problem-solving skills and proven experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve highly complex technical issues.
Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification or equivalent expert-level knowledge.
Lean Manufacturing experience.
Proven ability to review, direct, and approve complex process design documents, control system interlock narratives, and functional design specifications.
Expert working knowledge of PLC and DCS control systems.
Extensive experience working with highly hazardous chemicals at a manufacturing facility.
Exceptional organizational, strategic planning, and delegation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities across technical and personnel matters.
Superior interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated strong leadership abilities in team management, conflict resolution, and strategic influence.
Self-starter with the ability to perform well under pressure and manage continuously changing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's or PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent advanced technical degree.
5 years of experience in the semiconductor or high-purity materials industry.
In-depth knowledge of Electronics Specialty Materials (ESM).
Knowledge of cleanroom discipline and operations.
Experience working within a global organization or business line structure.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Everyone will be considered for employment, promotions, transfers, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental handicap, age, Vietnam era veteran status, disabled veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.