Process Improvement Lead

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.  

Reimagine What’s Possible 

We are seeking a results-oriented Business Improvement Team Manager to manage the Rotoflow and Gardner Business Improvement team and drive the development and implementation of innovative and cutting-edge business work processes and systems across two business units. As the manager of the Business Improvement team, you will mentor, coach, develop, and lead the team in continuous improvement methodologies and approaches to enable them to achieve their specific improvement goals and objectives.  You will also work with the Rotoflow and Gardner teams to find opportunities to streamline work, prioritize current process gaps, develop new tools, and implement solutions. By focusing on optimizing cost, performance, and reliability, your role will enhance the competitive position of Rotoflow and Gardner.  In this role, you’ll own identifying and driving improvements across our organizations in partnership with management and key stakeholders and leading your team to achieve results. You’ll lead various efforts to explore, improve, implement, and optimize key processes from business development, sales, and proposals to after sales services and support and will be located at our headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 

What's In It for You: 

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment) 
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match  
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time  
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks for both parents) 
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit 
• Adoption assistance  
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare) 
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D 
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage  
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) 
• Many more supplemental benefits available 

Required Skills / Abilities: 

• 5+ years of experience in commercial and/or process improvement roles,
• Broad strategic thinker, with a clear vision and direction to improve business performance,
• Manufacturing experience a plus,
• Black Belt or Green Belt LSS certification a plus,
• Experience with Continuous Improvement tools/techniques/methods (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, Agile, etc.),
• Advanced problem-solving skills. Identify and recommend alternative solutions and translate complex concepts into simplified and understandable examples,
• Advanced project management skills including oversight of project teams, resource identification, budgets, scheduling, and planning,
• Detail-oriented, goal oriented, organized, creative, self-motivated, collaborative and customer focused,
• Demonstrated implementation and change management skills,
• Be flexible and nimble to change! Including leveraging the best methodology and/or approach to solve business problems,
• Highly capable of working across all levels to influence key stakeholders and lead through influence,
• Effective team building and teamwork skills and ability to work with engineers, technicians, and suppliers in shop, office, and field environments,
• Excellent interpersonal skills (written, verbal and presentation),
• High energy, desire to learn new skills, and desire to continue assuming broader leadership roles in the organization,
• Ability to communicate effectively at senior levels of the organization,
• Exemplify a passion for winning and ability to motivate teams,
• Ability to create an environment of trust and consistently exhibit a positive attitude,

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Working with the Leadership Team and your manager to establish the BI portfolio of initiatives,
• Owning, driving, and leading the BI team to execute on the BI portfolio of initiatives for Rotoflow and Gardner,
• Owning budget, progress, and report out to the Leadership Team for the BI portfolio,
• Leading the BI team to continually evaluate and present opportunities for improvements across Rotoflow and Gardner teams and processes,
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing the BI team,