Job Overview:
The Plant Manager will oversee the operations at the Sulphur Area HyCO facilities (Sulphur Carlyss Westlake Orange).The Plant Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe and compliant operation of the role is accountable for meeting fixed & variable cost goals and capital Plant Manager works with the Maintenance and Reliability teams to ensure the operating units meet their reliability role meets regularly with the customer to provide updates on operational activities.
The facilities consist of steam methane reformers dryers centrifugal and reciprocating compressors and Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSAs). There are approximately 16 employees on site supporting operations maintenance and engineering activities.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensure employees are fully trained in committed to and conduct their activities in accordance with all aspects of Praxair Safety and Quality systems.
- Leads reliability compliance quality and safety programs for assigned area; ensures required government and/or environmental regulations are met.
- Accountable for continuously working to reduce plant operating costs through the incorporation of Operational Excellence strategies.
- Decisions are guided by policies procedures and senior managements direction related to the business plan.
- Manage and escalate as required equipment product quality and delivery issues.
- Monitors production/manpower levels to ensure continued efficiency while anticipating problems and assisting with developing contingencies.
- Manage employee performance by setting expectations providing guidance feedback and development for career progression and performance improvement.
- Maximizing reliability to avoid unscheduled shutdowns resulting in interruption of supply to customers.
- Driving improvements in productivity and cost savings
- Driving improvement in the safety culture at the facility
- Effectively working within the matrix organization to enlist assistance from support groups.
- Accountability for adhering to all Corporate and plant policies including OSHA PSM EPA RMP and TECQ air water and waste regulations.
Qualifications:
- 10 years experience in an industrial plant environment including production distribution safety and/or plant maintenance required.
- 5 years directly managing/leading and developing employees required with demonstrated results.
- Knowledge of Process Safety Management standards and procedures governing safe operation of EPA RMP and PSM covered facilities.
- Six Sigma or Lean experience preferred.
- Engineering Degree a plus.
About Linde:
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission ofmaking our world more productiveevery day by providing highquality solutions technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining food & beverage electronics healthcare manufacturing and primary metals. Lindes industrial gases are used in countless applications from lifesaving oxygen for hospitals to highpurity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers stateoftheart gas processing solutions to support customer expansion efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services please visit .
- We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation health dental disability life insurance 401(k) (with matching) and pension benefits.
- At Linde we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect supports new thoughts and ideas encourages growth and development celebrates our differences and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse everincreasing pool of global talent.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability protected veteran status pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.
Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.
Pay commensurate with experience.
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Required Experience:
Manager