DescriptionWhy Messer? Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on. The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role. Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care. Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter. Principal Responsibilities: Lead and execute improvement and innovation projects in the Bulk Gases Business.Analyze plant, equipment, and distribution data along with profits and losses of the company to identify problems and opportunities for improvement.Implement improvement projects applying advanced knowledge of industrial gases, chemical engineering skills, project management and problem-solving methodologies.Quantify benefits and impact of projects on profits and losses along with prioritizing and tracking investments.Communicate and report progress, results, risks, and deviations of the projects to stakeholders.Lead projects to bring operation savings through cost reduction, innovation, revenues, customer satisfaction, and digitalization.Coordinate work streams with specific deliverables and phasing.Ensure that dashboards are in the required place to measure results and sustainability.Provide Six Sigma and Lean skills training to U.S. plant technicians and operators, the scheduling center and other business areas, focusing on continuous improvement tools applied to industrial gases.Required Skills:Experience developing models, defining and preparing datasets, projecting outcomes, and identifying drivers that may influence outcomes specific to project activities within the industrial gases business and back office processes.Proficiency with Excel including experience creating and using Excel models to analyze a project's financial investment, benefits and payback, and simulating impact of different factors on a process or project, as well as experience with tools such as pivot tables and data visualizations.Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma or Lean.Experience using Six Sigma methodologies to define and analyze data.Experience with business modeling tools including Gantt charts to visualize and assess project timeline scenarios, SIPOC diagrams to document suppliers, inputs, processes, outputs and customers, and developing process maps, flow charts, and value stream mapping to visualize steps to identify potential improvements.Up to 20% domestic travel.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in business, finance, management, or an engineering discipline such as chemical engineering or industrial engineering1 (one) year of business modelling experience.About Messer: Messer's safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization - the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030. Job Location: Messer North America, Inc., 200 Somerset Corporate Blvd, Suite 7000, Bridgewater, NJ 08807Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)Messer North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Company provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disabled status or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
