Job Description

About Linde:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 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 aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde\'s 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 and its products and services, please visit .

Job Overview:

Responsible for day to day operations at assigned plants in the New England area covering Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Eastern NY, and Mass for production and maintenance to ensure the required production business objectives are met in a safe and environmentally compliant manner. Supervises assigned personnel. Oversees budget, reliability, compliance, quality and safety programs for assigned area; ensures required government or environmental regulations are met.

Scope

Responsible for the required activities that fulfill business and customer requirements. Supervise employee and operational performance; meet established quality, productivity and cost objectives while ensuring adherence to safety and compliance programs. Supervise improvement initiatives in the areas of Six Sigma, quality, on-time delivery and customer satisfaction. Interpret and comprehend technical manuals, process and instrumentation diagrams. In addition, the candidate must be computer literate and have strong interpersonal skills. Other responsibilities include administration duties to support plant operations. Must be able to learn and perform in a fast-paced environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership for day to day operation exercising supervision over technical, production, maintenance and/or other staff.
• Recruit, select, orient and train new employees; oversee performance of contracted work as required.
• Resolve workflow problems and conflicts by analyzing impediments and organizing work to maximize use of personnel and material resources.
• Ensure completion of area production or area activities by reviewing and monitoring employee activity, output and performance.
• Ensure employee adherence to and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and Safety policy requirements.
• Identify issues and lead improvement plans in production processes, shift schedules, overtime levels, training, etc.
• Manage and escalate as required, equipment, product quality and delivery issues.
• Manage employee performance by setting expectations, providing guidance, feedback, and development for career progression and performance improvement.

Working Conditions

In addition to being able to sit, stand, walk, read, talk, and hear, to perform the essential functions of this job an individual must be able to do the following additional activities: Regularly sit in front of a computer for extended periods; occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Travel to national and/or global Praxair offices and production facilities as necessary. Accommodations will be made if they are reasonable, do not create an undue hardship, and will enable an individual with a disability to safely perform the essential job functions. Travel could be as high as 50 %. The position requires the incumbent to be on-call and available to work weekends. Candidate would also be required to live in or move to the New England area with special consideration to South Maine, Central Mass or within reasonable distance from regional plants. Other locations will be considered on a case by case bases.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Associates degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years operations experience
• Good communication skills
• Computer skills

• Word
• Excel
• Power point
• Online data bases

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, ever-increasing pool of global talent. To learn more, visit About Linde.

We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.

Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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.

Pay Range: $103,875 - $152,350

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