Job Overview:

The On-Site Area Manager for the North-East or Mid-East region is responsible for ensuring that business objectives are met in a safe and environmentally compliant manner. The manager oversees budgets, reliability, personnel management, compliance, quality, and safety/environmental programs for the assigned area. Working with nearly 50 plants, 2 supervisors, and 20 technicians; all focused on the operation and maintenance of air separation facilities located at customer sites. The facilities use several technologies to produce industrial gas including cryogenic distillation, vacuum pressure swing adsorption, pressure swing adsorption, and membranes. The manager will be based in the vicinity of grouped production locations and perform confidently in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of independence. They will be supervising improvement initiatives in Productivity, Quality, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction; as well as manage employee and operational performance to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant operations.

Scope: The On-site Area Manager is responsible for all aspects of the safe and efficient operations of facilities in the assigned area.

Location: Role may be based out the North-East (NY, VT, MA, CT, NJ, & Eastern PA) or the Mid-East (Western PA, East OH, WV, VA, NC & Northern SC).

Reporting Relationship:

The Area Manager reports to the On-site Operations Director East.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and supervision over technical, production, maintenance and/or other staff.
• Manage organizational change in a fast-paced environment.
• Convert strategic initiatives into actionable steps at the tactical level
• Engages a variety of support groups to help meet needs
• 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 and performance.
• Integrate activities with East region bulk operations
• 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.
• Communicates effectively throughout the organization.

Qualifications:
Qualifications:

• 7+ years Operations experience
• 5+ years Management experience
• Air Separation Unit (ASU) experience is preferred, Fluency in Standard Plants is a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

About Linde:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 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 www.linde.com .

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.