Regional Process Engineering Manager IMEA
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Posted on:
28-10-2025
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Uplift
Uplift is a dynamic agency specializing in global talent search covering EMEA LATAM USA and APAC. With successful placements in 52 countries we combine speed and cutting-edge technology to source top executive and mid-senior talent across various functions. Our innovative approach integrates global networks AI and advanced recruitment tools. Beyond recruitment we engage with our audience through our podcast newsletter and webinars ensuring we stay at the forefront of talent acquisition and global HR trends.
About Our Client
Our well-known customer is a global leader in adhesives beauty care and home care products.
About the Role
Are you a passionate problem solver and change agent who thrives on driving innovation and continuous improvement Do you enjoy working autonomously while influencing cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results Join IMEA Regional Engineering team and help shape the future of our manufacturing processes.
As a Regional Process Engineering Leader you will be one of four individual contributors in a high-performing regional team collaborating across sites and functions to elevate process engineering standards. Youll work closely with site Process Engineers Production Engineering and global counterparts to lead initiatives that improve safety productivity and quality.
This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership and influencing skills someone who owns their deliverables thrives in ambiguity and is passionate about developing others.
Responsibilities
- Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement: Lead and execute process improvement initiatives across regional manufacturing sites focusing on safety productivity quality and sustainability. This is the core of your role.
- Strategic Process Design & Capital Project Leadership: Own the process design scope within strategic project teams covering localization brownfield/greenfield expansions and new line installations.
- Co-lead equipment selection to ensure optimal performance safety and scalability.
- Process Safety Leadership: Champion process safety by leading and coaching risk assessments including PRAs HAZOPs FMEAs PSSRs and more. Role model best practices and build site capabilities.
- Automation & Digital Solutions: Apply automation technologies to solve business challenges related to safety quality performance and cost. Drive implementation of smart solutions that enhance operational efficiency.
- Technical Coaching & Mentorship: Act as a subject matter expert to coach and mentor site Process Engineers fostering technical growth and knowledge transfer.
- Technology Roadmap: Develop and drive the technology roadmap for your assigned technologies in alignment with regional and global standards.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence: Collaborate across diverse functions such as Lean SHEEngineering R&D and global PE to align priorities and deliver results. Influence without authority is key.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelors degree in chemical engineering or related discipline; Knowledge of hot melt and water-based adhesives is a plus.
- 10-15 years of batch/ chemical manufacturing preferred ideally across multiple sites and countries with regular remote and cross-functional collaboration.
- Demonstrated expertise in process optimization using Lean tools such as Lean Six Sigma VSMs and structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Experience in process safety methodologies including HAZOP FMEA LOPA SIL and PSSRs.
- Proven ability to work as an individual contributor with high autonomy owning priorities and deliverables
- Strong influencing and collaboration skills across all organizational levels from shop floor teams to senior executives
- Passion for coaching and developing others with a hands-on approach to technical mentorship.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% primarily across the IMEA region (Saudi Arabia India) with occasional global travel.
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
