Regional Process Engineering Manager - IMEA

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. You'll 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, SHE,Engineering, 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.