Engineering Director, APAC CHK

Brenntag

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Develop, Oversee and Manage overall APAC engineering projects’ budget, plan and schedule, through active engagement of internal and external stakeholders
Proactively follow-thru engineering projects’ execution, quality, risks and issues, including development of mitigation plans and escalation, when necessary, in order to see them to successful completion
Coordinate and Oversee startup and commissioning of engineering projects, supporting any required technology transfer process in ensuring streamlined transition from mechanical completion to operational startup
Communicating project status to project teams, senior management, and other stakeholders in APAC Region Managing, facilitating, and documenting weekly project status meetings
Assuring adherence to defined corporate and development processes in all scoped projects
Providing feedback to functional/technical/regional/site/supply chain managers on the performance of local project supporting resources
Support the APAC Region sites to ensure engineering compliance with local regulations and company requirements.

Develop the APAC Region annual budget for Maintenance, Engineering and Projects (Overall APAC CAPEX).
Managing capex budgets and expenditures through a formal allocation, control gate-keeping and escalation process, with standard and consistent assessment framework
Review monthly APAC Region CAPEX financial statements for accuracy and explain significant variances between actual and budgeted results.

Develop a team (direct/indirect) where all members and points of view are respected – The Leader is responsible for the overall performance of the team including team dynamics, morale, and motivation
Provide technical and engineering project support to engineering operations activities and employees in the Asia Pacific region (or globally) in terms of training, equipment, system, process troubleshooting, optimization, etc.
Managing team members (jointly with local Supply Chain Leaders) through performance management and coaching

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/chemical engineering
10 years of relevant regional Engineering, Project Management, and Manufacturing experience, preferably within the chemical industry
5 years of supervisory experience preferred

Working knowledge of maintenance reliability improvement programs and experience in process control systems
Project management capabilities to ensure quality of execution, schedule and budget are within expectations
Experience with Operational Excellence programs and Continuous Improvement in leadership and contributing roles.
Training and/or certification in Lean Six Sigma a plus.
Must have experience maintaining facility Environmental, Safety, and Health standards to minimize employee and community exposure.
Demonstrated ability to lead, direct and manage regional cross-functional team in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment required.
Must have excellent communication skills; including the ability to interface with internal & external customer contacts Regional travel expected (15-25%)