Sr. Director, Projects & Engineering

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MACDERMID ALPHA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS

Through the innovation of specialty chemicals and materials under our Alpha, Compugraphics, Electrolube, Kester, and MacDermid Enthone brands, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions provides solutions that power electronics interconnection. We serve all global regions and every step of device manufacturing within each segment of the electronics supply chain. The experts in our Semiconductor Solutions, Circuitry Solutions, and Assembly Solutions divisions collaborate in design, implementation, and technical service to ensure success for our partner clients. Our solutions enable our customers’ manufacture of extraordinary electronic devices at high productivity and reduced cycle time. MacDermid Alpha is a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI). Element Solutions Inc is a leading specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the products people use every day.

SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS

As a global supplier to the semiconductor industry, we provide advanced copper interconnects, die attachment, wafer bump processes and photomask technologies to our customers for integrated circuit fabrication and semiconductor packaging.

Who are we looking for?

The purpose of this position is to lead the MAES Global Engineering Group to achieve global standardization of processes, minimum cost of operation, improve processes, develop new processes for new products, facilitate scale ups, technology and manage global projects to budget cost and schedule. In addition, to manage global facility builds outs and relocations as assigned.

What will you be doing?

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Engineering Group to achieve global goals for powder, flux, paste, chemicals, wire, preforms, polymers, TIMs and global projects within CI MOS framework. This includes tier meetings, monthly reports and regular meetings
• Coordinate global activities for all products and process developments and manufacturing methods utilizing standardized project plans
• Drive global cost reduction programs though the global coordinators and the individual manufacturing sites
• Drive global process improvements programs to reduce cost, improve quality and increase customer satisfaction
• Responsible for production/process scale up of new processes developed by R&D and then coordinate/manage the product/process qualification
• Manage and coordinate Tech Transfers Globally for all MAES products as assigned.
• Manage Global Engineering responsibility as it related to New Product Development of the preform business.  This includes oversight of a team of engineers devoted to the development effort following NPD stage gate process
• Coordinate and communicate best practice information to all global sites to achieve standardization.
• Work closely with the MAES BU Supply Chain leaders to support them in achieving their goals for production, expansions and capital requirements.
• Manage different global cultures and languages to ensure commonality of information.
• Support management and coordination of global sourcing locations for raw materials and powder.
• Interface with global marketing, global R&D, global operations, global finance, global HR, Global IT, regional sales, and local sites on a regular basis.
• Ensure framework to keep engineering team updated on new manufacturing methods to improve processes
• Actively engage team in the Divisional Continuous Improvement initiatives and drive continuous improvement projects as assigned.
• Train sites in new best practices and new processes when needed

Who are You?

To successfully accomplish the essential duties of this job the incumbent must possess a bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university in a technical field, at least 15 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree a plus with 10 plus years of experience.

• Must abide by all Company policies/procedures, safety rules and governmental regulations.
• Must be able to travel periodically based on project load up to 50% of