Line Manager South Region

Air Products•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Line Manager is the senior operations leader for Air Products’ Americas Industrial Gases South sub-region, with full production accountability across the region. The role advances safety, reliability, asset utilization, cost efficiency, and continuous improvement while ensuring operations meet customer requirements and contribute to sustainable, profitable performance. The Line Manager directs and monitors production, maintenance, and installation activities across the region’s production units. The role works closely with regional leadership, commercial and sales teams, customers, and technical partners to optimize services and profitability for on-site customers and the liquid bulk business. During crises, the Line Manager provides immediate management oversight to coordinate remedial action and restore production or prevent customer interruptions. The position has primary responsibility for the safety of personnel in the organization, including administering safety procedures, setting safety goals, promoting hazard identification, and initiating actions to improve safety performance. It also evaluates and approves capital funding for facilities and equipment; sets productivity and efficiency objectives; establishes cost-control systems and manpower levels; and leads efforts to improve workforce and asset utilization. Travel of approximately 50% within the region is required, sometimes on short notice.

Requirements

10+ years of operations management experience, with a focus on building teams and remote leadership.
Ability to travel approximately 50% within the region, sometimes on short notice.
Strong safety mindset.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer EH&S standards to protect employees, contractors, the community, and the environment.
Partner with other sub-region leaders to drive profitability and asset optimization across the full geography.
Direct and monitor plant production to meet customer requirements efficiently.
Identify cost-reduction opportunities and manage productivity programs and plans to reduce operating costs.
Organize and control maintenance functions to optimize cost and reliability.
Provide operational input to engineering estimates and design, and support asset and equipment refurbishment and maintenance informed by end-of-life and reliability assessments.
Provide operational leadership for growth capacity and the sub-region’s mergers and acquisitions activity.
Direct, monitor, and control production-unit operations and maintenance to safely, efficiently, and reliably meet customer requirements.
Coordinate with customers, business and sales teams, and technical leadership to optimize services and profits for on-site customers and the liquid bulk business.
Respond to crises by organizing and executing remedial action to restore production or prevent customer interruptions.
Establish and administer safety procedures, goals, hazard-identification processes, and strategic actions to improve safety performance.
Evaluate and approve capital funding for facilities and equipment.
Set productivity and efficiency goals, establish cost-control systems, determine manpower levels, and improve manpower utilization.

Benefits

Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available on day 1 of employment.
401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions.
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent daycare expenses.
Health Savings Account.
Life insurance (AD&D) and supplemental AD&D.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Competitive pay.