Production Manager

Air Liquide•Freeport, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager is responsible for day to day operations and troubleshooting. The production technicians report to the production manager. The position is a developmental position leading to plant management at this or another Air Liquide facility. Air Liquide is hiring for a Production Manager in Freeport, TX.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Engineering Degree required in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering; plus 5-7 years process industry experience.
Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.
Technical and working understanding of Hydrogen or Syngas plant process
Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants (Process Safety Management, EPA regulations, state and local regulations)
Trainable on Distributed Process Control (DCS) operation and troubleshooting.
Able to deliver and explain training material to operating personnel
Organized and effective at time management
Able to maintain a plant filing system and control of engineering documents
Ability to read and red-line key operating documents
Display mechanical and electrical aptitude for equipment operation and troubleshooting
Strong communication and team leadership skills
General understanding of accounting principles and ability to learn plant operating budgets.
Ability to lead root cause analysis investigations
Familiarity with MS Office Software or Google Equivalent, Maximo, Workday and Oracle Purchasing

Nice To Haves

Prior industrial gas experience.

Responsibilities

Provide visible HSE leadership to site technicians and actively champion the Life Critical Safety Process.
Meet or exceed company safety standards.
Support and comply with all health, safety, and environmental procedures as directed by local and corporate personnel and safety departments.
Support and comply with all process safety management and risk management plan practices (EIS, PSM, MOC, etc)
Maintain required regulatory documentation (ISO documentation, PSM, RMP, MOC, etc)
Support, coordinate and manage the operating permit reporting, monitoring, and renewal requirements to ensure compliance with federal, state and local rules and regulations.
Provide all regulatory training and maintain documentation of training of the production technicians.
Ensure all incidents are reported and investigated and corrective actions are completed.
Keep plant hazard analysis current and display thorough knowledge of possible hazards and associated safeguards.
Perform process troubleshooting.
Own Key Operating Documents.
Maintain updated red-lines at all times.
Display detailed understanding of content and significance of each document.
Ensure GT’s are understood and followed by the plant staff.
Ensure operating procedures are followed and updated as needed.
Ensure operating rounds are completed each shift consistently and actions are taken as required.
Make plant and process decisions to meet plant production needs.
Identify and recommend process changes to improve plant HSE, reliability and efficiency
Develop capital project scope, cost, and schedule as assigned
Partner with the Reliability Team to execute predictive and preventive maintenance to eliminate catastrophic failures and unplanned maintenance.
Set and maintain high housekeeping standards.
Implement plant projects, as required, to improve plant HSE, reliability and efficiency.
Acts as plant manager during their absence.
Complete assigned action items from audits and other sources on time.
Ensure shift reports are sent out each shift and are accurate.
Ensure shift orders are completed for each shift.
Ensure shift turnovers are completed effectively.