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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


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