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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Air Products: Research Associate, Principal Systems Engineer

Req No. 2215BR
Job Title Research Associate
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country United States
Location US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - TGEE/Energy Bus/Tonnage Gases(/)
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a Research Associate at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Candidate will have broad mechanical engineering responsibilities for the development and design of equipment associated with ITM technology. This equipment will primarily include pressure vessels and reactors housing ion transport membranes (ITM) and related hardware at both the prototype and commercial scales. The candidate will work with internal engineering groups, external engineering organizations, the technology group, and potential vendors.

Candidate should possess the following skills:
- an advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 10 years industrial experience
- proven track record of innovative problem solving
- proven track record in equipment development
- experience with high temperature equipment (high temperature-pressure reactor design a strong plus)
- hands-on experience with equipment and experience in developing and conducting lab tests of equipment
- proven track record of working in a team environment

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on North America, then select Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #2215BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided Domestic


Req No. 2655BR
Job Title PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country United States
Location US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Technology (all except Elect/High Temp/Advanced)
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a Principal Systems Engineer at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The Principal Systems Engineer is a member of a highly specialized staff of professionals who provide mathematical and statistical consulting and analysis services primarily to scientific researchers, plant engineers, and business managers. This position is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, and reports to the Manager of the Computational Modeling Center.

The incumbent is responsible for developing, conducting and participating in technical studies involving chemical process and product development with emphasis on process optimization and robust product design, through Design of Experiments (DOE) and multivariate statistical techniques such as principal component analysis and partial least squares (PCA/PLS). Additional responsibilities include plant data mining for performance monitoring, quality control and cycle time optimization to support plant operations. Primary customers are located in the technology, operations and business areas. The incumbent works independently on key projects, but most often participates in team efforts. In addition, it is important to seek out new application areas within APCI, where business needs and data modeling capabilities can be brought together profitably and possibly innovatively. A typical project will require the incumbent to understand a particular chemical process, aid in establishing the goals of a research study on that process, formulate a custom-made and cost-efficient experimental plan to achieve those goals, decide on an appropriate method of analysis, and report the results in a clear fashion. Frequently the goal of such a project is that of process optimization, and the incumbent must be familiar with such techniques in order to provide effective technical assistance. The methodology employed in any particular problem may be a classical one, but often, the problem will dictate the development of a creative methodology which is not found in the literature.

BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Position requires a Ph.D. in Chemical / Industrial / Mechanical Engineering with background in engineering sciences, applied statistics and computational modeling techniques.
• 0-5 years of experience in industrial problem solving with emphasis on analyzing process data coming from multiple sources and sensors including digital images.
• The incumbent must have strong knowledge of the state-of-the-art methods in data mining, numerical analysis and mathematical optimization, simulation techniques, and statistical sciences.
• Experience with process monitoring and fault diagnosis technologies, batch process optimization and control is a big plus.
• Proficiency with stochastic modeling and optimization techniques for business data mining and reliability engineering.
• Strong programming skills with strong proficiency in SAS, MATLAB and other data mining tools.
• Excellent communication skills are a must.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provide integrated consulting services in statistical modeling, numerical analysis and computational engineering sciences to the internal research and engineering community.
2. Perform applied research for process and product improvement through the combination of first principles engineering science models and computational techniques. Work with universities and external research organizations as required.
3. Perform Process data analysis from plants for performance monitoring, quality control and cycle time optimization.
4. Develop mathematical and statistical models, solve numerical problems, write specific code as needed, and effectively perform applications testing to ensure robust performance.
5. Communicate technical results to a wide audience in a manner that the solution strategy and business impact are readily understood.
6. Teach in-house courses on topics including, DOE, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Quality Control.

CAREER PATHS:
An individual with this type of background can easily move into the various engineering and technology areas. The diverse background, while difficult to acquire, provides these candidates with a significant degree of flexibility regarding assignments.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on North America, then select Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #2655BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided Domestic


For more information on the Lehigh Valley Jewish community, please email Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner at torczyner@gmail.com.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Guardian Life: Case Specialist

Job Title: Case Specialist
Job Location: Bethlehem, PA
Posted Date: 2009-04-27
Request Number: 4149

To apply, click here.

Job Description:
The case specialist provides timely and accurate service and information to a diverse client base of Group Pensions contracts. The representative enriches the customer experience by proactively taking the opportunity to educate, update, introduce to the customer our services and enhancements. Educate customers in use of Guardian technology including voice response unit and Guardian web-site, providing individual assistance as needed. Use ownership and initiative to follow up on all calls, respond to customer/client written inquiry, as well as customer concerns in accordance with Guardian’s service standard while following related reporting and record keeping procedures. Use logic and common sense to formulate answers and explanations to questions and to resolve issues. Participate in special projects, meetings, training, and other duties as assigned. Answer all incoming calls in a prompt, courteous and professional manner while at the same time gaining a complete understanding of client’s question through use of active listening, call control and problem solving skills to handle each call. Update phone tracking system with each call taken providing complete, accurate, and timely documentation. Make recommendations for improvements in productivity and quality of services. Communicate effectively with team members, management and appropriate support teams regarding special situations, issues or follow through on transactions being processed for others.

Qualification:
College degree or equivalent business experience required. Pension and 401(k) knowledge desirable. Banking background a plus. Superior customer relation skills with emphasis on maintaining customer loyalty, resolving customer concerns and creating positive, memorable customer experiences. Research and problem solving skills in order to surface an issue, analyze it and implement the most effective corrective action. Ability to think independently and formulate solutions to issues without an obvious course of action. Takes full ownership. Communication skills for presentation of information to customers in a clear, concise manner. Team skills to contribute to the success of department goals and objections. Time management as well as organizational skills to handle diverse situations and multi tasking abilities a must. Takes personal responsibility for own development and training needs. Stays current with new products and new product features. Resolves issues for customers while also promoting new products and services.


For more information on the Lehigh Valley Jewish community, please email Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner at torczyner@gmail.com.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Air Products: EST Data Analyst

Req No. 2996BR
Job Title EST Data Analyst
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country United States
Location US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Global Operations
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for an EST (Equipment Support Team) Data Analyst at our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The EST Data Analyst is responsible and focused on analyzing, bench-marking and on-going continued optimization of key performance and business metrics of various aspects of the Customer Engineering Business Organization. The areas touched by this analysis include project engineering, product management and maintenance. This individual will need to use business acumen to target areas for identifying opportunities for productivity improvements, reduced maintenance costs and process optimization in a self-starting manner. This individual will need to use high level observations as a way to drive detail-level analysis and be able to evaluate how various issues/items work together to create costs/in-efficiency within the organization.

The position also entails creation, managing and enhancement of all Microsoft Access Databases or other database types used to support the Customer Engineering Organization. This individual will also be responsible for the management, troubleshooting and maintenance of the team’s websites and all hardware and software used by the EST Desk.

Principal accountabilities:

• Pro-actively and continuously support the Customer Engineering Leads with cost, productivity and profitability analysis.
• Development, generation and enhancement of KPI daily, monthly and quarterly reports.
• Create, monitor and analyze monthly results from cost centers costs to maintenance costs, as well as monitoring productivity performance, headcount and capital expenditures.
• Assist the Leads in the preparation of quarterly business area reports.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis on real time requests.
• Identify opportunities for productivity improvements, reduced maintenance costs and process optimization in the organization.
• Support and Management of the hardware and software used by the EST Desk, including keeping the PC’s updated with the standard tools and the first level of troubleshooting of hardware/software problems.
• Maintenance of EST and Project Execution Websites. Development of new or additional pages as business needs change.
• Creation, management and enhancement of all databases used to support the Customer Engineering Organization.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Engineering or Businees degree preferred; computer science will be considered.
• In lieu of a degree, must have greater than 2 years of business analysis experience in order to be considered.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to interact with a diverse group including managers, subject matter experts, and work process execution experts. Ability to target communication to each level and each individual for maximum impact.
• Basic knowledge of statistics and other technical analytical subject matter so that reports present useful data.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, combined with good SAP and Business Warehouse system skills.
• Individual who is motivated, energized and can execute change initiatives. Able to multitask effectively.
• Ability to learn and understand different work processes within a larger organization and use that information as the framework for understanding the data generated by those work processes.
• Use business knowledge to target areas for analysis.
• Ability to take a report that contains a lot of technical information and condense it down, in way of summary, for presentation to people in management.
• Web development experience is not required; however applicants should be interested in growing into a moderate level of web development.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of over $10 billion, operations in more than 40 countries, and 21,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on the link - Visit our Career Center. You can specifically apply to Job Req #2996BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided None


For more information on the Lehigh Valley Jewish community, please email Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner at torczyner@gmail.com.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Air Products: CI Manager

Req No. 3149BR
Job Title CI Manager
Employment Status Full Time
Employment Type Exempt
Country Spain
United States
Location EU-ES-Cornella
US-PA-Allentown
Organization US - Global Business Support Services
Job Description and Qualifications Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases and chemicals, has an immediate opening for a CI Manager. This position can be located at our facility in Cornella, Spain, our Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, or Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The position is accountable for significantly contributing to the achievement of Global Business Shared Services productivity goals. Responsibilities include building a global team of resources, training, coaching/mentoring CI Black Belts in Six Sigma/Lean and leading applications of CI tools. Accountable for driving increased productivity and predictable business results, while building a culture of continuous improvement in the Global Business Shared Services organization. In addition, the position will lead the Annual CI Planning process for Global Business Shared Services to define and prioritize those impactful opportunities on a regular basis.

NATURE AND SCOPE
This position requires a wide variety of business knowledge and experience in a number of the following functions: sales, marketing, operations, finance, procurement, customer service, quality, work process improvement, and human resources. Knowledge of these areas with the ability to analyze and diagnose complex business and process needs is required. The position requires strong strategic and tactical planning abilities using a wide variety of diagnostic and mapping techniques. The incumbent will have the ability to quickly and effectively assimilate business and process information and use it to diagnose improvement opportunities. He or she will need sufficient knowledge of a wide variety of Continuous Improvement approaches and tools to effectively identify and apply the optimum ones.

DIMENSIONS
The CI Manager will support Global Business Shared Services representing a cumulative population of 750-1000 performers in multiple locations around the world. The incumbent will have 5-7 global direct reports, responsible for executing CI events delivering >$500,000 in hard productivity on annual basis.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
This position is accountable for the following end results:

• Lead the Global Business Shared Services Leadership Team through the CI planning process, including Analyze and Prioritize, Plan Improvements, Implement and Control Improvements and Capture Results and Leverage Learnings steps.
• Execute CI events that deliver hard productivity commitments made during the annual CI planning process via the use of advanced CI tools (i.e., SIGMA)
• Develop and coach the CI Belts in the execution of their responsibilities
• Coach operational leaders and their “embedded” CI resources in their roles as promoters and implementers of CI.
• Develop and implement strategy for increasing the CI competency of the Global Business Shared Services.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Shared Services experience is beneficial, but not required.
• Experience in energy, chemical or materials processing industries preferred.
• 7+ years of business/operations experience with 2+ years full-time direct experience as a Black Belt.
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to facilitate cross-functional teams; prior experience managing global teams is preferred.
• Completed transaction or manufacturing-related projects with demonstrated success and financial results.
• Technical competency in Lean Six Sigma skills: DMAIC, Lean, Kaizen and change management.
• Ability to influence peers and higher level managers.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach and train Green/Black Belts and project teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Statistical software.
• Should be familiar with the adult learning process and related knowledge of instructional design. Should have sensitivity and ability to deliver training to meet the needs of varying cultures and situations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills required. Able to use a variety of training tools including computer hardware and software.
• Travel required - 25%
• Education: BS/BA or equivalent experience required.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of over $10 billion, operations in more than 40 countries, and 21,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

To apply for this position, please visit the Air Products Career Center at www.airproducts.com/careers. Click on the link - Visit our Career Center. You can apply specifically to Job Req #3149BR. If you are a current Air Products employee, please apply via APOnline by clicking on Online Applications, then selecting Career Center.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by Air Products, will be contacted.

Air Products is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) where diversity matters.
Type of Relocation Benefits Provided Regional - Asia
Regional - Europe
Regional - US


For more information on the Lehigh Valley Jewish community, please email Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner at torczyner@gmail.com.