Plant Superintendent

Praxair • Geismar, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Linde is currently seeking a Plant Superintendent at our world-class Syngas Separation facility in Geismar, LA. This position has accountability for the day-to-day operations and maintenance. The facility is located inside of customer site and consists of multiple compressors, gas treatment (DeOXO Reactors and Amine Systems), and a cold box.
The Plant Superintendent is responsible to operate the facility in a safe and compliant manner while striving to meet the customers production needs. The role manages a team of plant technicians. This is a front-line operations role that will respond to unplanned events, work independently, and make technical decisions and recommendations to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of the facility. This position requires a combination of office and field work. Accessibility during off-hours (laptop and cell phone) is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (engineering degree preferred)
• 4+ years operations/plant experience
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to drive execution of projects and strategic and tactical initiatives.
• Must possess proven leadership, team building, and decision-making skills.
• Must be reliability and efficiency focused and possess strong planning and execution skills.
• Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to motivate and lead a diverse and inclusive workforce to achieve desired results.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years operations management experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with all safety policies and procedures, leads operational discipline, and works closely with the SH&E organization in achieving established goals.
• Staff, train, coach, and administer performance reviews including salary reviews and managing personnel issues.
• Ensures compliance with all local, state, federal, and Linde policies regarding environmental regulations and permitting, internal engineering standards, and product quality requirements.
• Establishes goals, promotes decision-making, delegates as appropriate and overcomes obstacles.
• Develops and maintains relationship/communication with host customer.
• Monitors external/internal trends, develops procedures, makes judgments and takes organization-wide actions that set precedents.
• Works across all levels of Linde organizations to achieve desired results into a cohesive and effective management team.
• Responsible for process safety information related to plant activities (EMOC, RMP, HWP).
• Maximize efficiency and operating capacity of the plant and distribution.
• Troubleshooting plant process & equipment problems and implementing solutions.
• Tasked with leading special projects within the facility.
• Maintain QA program, facilitate customer and corporate audits.
• Assists with coordination of maintenance and project work with reliability centers and capital project teams to ensure efficient and cost-effective execution.

Benefits

• Linde Gases US offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package.
• Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth.
• Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level.
• Build your future with us while making an impact every day!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees