Region Productivity Manager

Requirements

• Strong financial aptitude with baseline knowledge of general P&L/General Ledger statements

• Must have a positive attitude be willing to quickly adapt to changing situations have strong communications skills.

• Must be a detail-oriented self-starter and have the ability to work independently and as a leader or participant on a team.

• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint.

• Must be able to travel depending on the project queue; travel could range from 25 to 75%.

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality 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 life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion efficiency improvements and emissions reductions. For more information about the company please visit our website at .

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.

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Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.
Region Productivity Manager
Location: Allentown PA

Linde Gases and Equipment Inc. is seeking a Region Project and Productivity Manager to join our team located in the East Region.

The Region Project and Productivity Manager is responsible for project development engineering and successful execution within all appropriate guidelines. Furthermore process support for industrial specialty and medical gas operations. The Region Project and Productivity Manager performs project engineering work from design to start-up in accordance with Linde policies. Participates on project and technical teams and provides technical guidance to plant operations. The Region Project and Productivity Manager works independently and makes technical decisions based on full awareness of viability cost productivity and other benefits.

With limited supervision the Region Project and Productivity Manager creates design layouts and equipment lists. Region Project and Productivity Manager works with Linde employees and vendors to determine the best and safest and collaborates as needed with project management customers operations procurement safety and business groups. Develops and implements innovative solutions for process plant and project-based problems. All activities will require excellent organization and communication.

Furthermore the Region Project and Productivity Manager has working knowledge of Production Management and can intervene/support where needs arise throughout the East Region from an instructional standpoint. Other areas of expertise include but are not limited to Best Practice Sharing/Implementation Development of Working Stock and Methods of Overtime Control.

Moreover the Region Project and Productivity Manager will have full accountability of East Region productivity goals and initiatives. This includes conducting LEAN events on location review of processes and procedures that could generate savings as well as other initiatives that will lead to cost savings.

Due to the nature of exempt roles work hours may extend beyond the standard schedule when necessary to meet organizational demands leadership responsibilities and business objectives. This may include occasional early mornings evenings or weekends depending on the role and the needs of the business.

What we offer you!

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefit plan (medical dental vision and more)

• 401(k) retirement savings plan

• Paid time off (vacation holidays PTO)

• Employee discount programs

• Opportunities for educational and professional growth

• Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level

East Region Project and Productivity Manager

• Develops project plans by reviewing project proposals and objectives

• Determines project requirements by reviewing product requirements customer specifications and performance standards

• Determines project schedule by reviewing project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements

• Executes project plan and maintains project schedule monitors project progress; coordinates activities; resolves problems

• Responsiblefor resolving engineering issues with proposals or projects

• Controls project plan schedule changes and recommends actions

• Controls project costs and approves expenditures

• Ensures compliance with Linde policy and government regulations

• Participate in final field safety inspections

• Troubleshoots plant process equipment problems and implements solutions

• Executes various aspects of the Linde Safety Program

• Oversee and Direct Hazardous and Universal Waste activities within the facility

• Implements Basic and Advanced Production Management Techniques where needed

• Develop and implement working stock reports

• Understands and can execute Best Practices between different Plant locations

• Understands the control levers for Production overtime and can implement methods to reduce as needed

• Partners with Senior Management team & Project Team to ensure Region meets/exceeds its productivity goals

• Apply Lean and/or Six Sigma tools which result in significant productivity improvements

• Identifies areas of potential cost reduction

• Gathers & presents relevant data in order to support findings of potential cost reduction

• Visits Plants & Branches to uncover new revenue streams

• Manages projects & financials

• Monitors external/ internal trends and makes recommendations to improve productivity procedures methods and tools

• Accountable for business productivity targets

• Conduct LEAN events

• Utilization of 6-sigma tools