Job Description 

Job Overview:

The Facilities Manager will be responsible for leading daily activities and oversite at two facilities. The primary production facility is in Theodore, AL. It includes an air separation unit (ASU), a hydrogen station, and a pipeline complex. The second facility is an ASU located in Axis, AL. The candidate will report directly to the South Alabama Area Director.

The primary role of the Facilities Manager will be to direct and monitor all aspects of the business at each location. Under the direction of the South Alabama Director, the candidate will have responsibility for interfacing with the national operations and distribution organization to insure the efficient and effective use of the operations facilities. 

This is a front-line operations role. Accessibility during off-hours (laptop and cell phone) is required. The position will require some travel between sites.

Primary Duties:

• Safe and profitable operation of the facility.
• Manages and achieves plant fixed and variable cost goals, to meet financial targets.
• Delivers defined value in annual productivity savings and places a heavy emphasis on discovering productivity.
• Manages power at facilities to meet contract and to minimize energy costs.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements which include but are not limited to: OSHA PSM/RMP, DOT, FDA, HPFBI, PADEP, EPA etc. Adheres to all internal company policies, programs, and standards.
• Maintains relationships with suppliers and customers and meets contractual obligations.
• Long term planning for retention, recruitment, training, and professional development of employees
• Develop, plan, and execute short, and long-term maintenance strategies to ensure reliable, cost-effective operations.
• Manage the sites portfolio of capital and expense projects.
• Proactively engages support teams for projects or technical assistance.
• Places high value on team building and effective communications across the organization.
• Reacts with a sense of urgency to plant issues, garnering the required resources to minimize impact to customers and the business.
• Communicates effectively with logistics to ensure reliable and efficient deliveries to customers.
• Engages with community and professional organizations.
• Ensures that all safety, environmental, and production are met to ensure the site can meet all external and internal requirements.
• May be tasked with taking on special projects that reach beyond the facility that are crucial to the region.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with 5+ years Management experience.
• Places high value on integrity as well as building and maintaining a winning culture.
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks and making informed decisions.
• Proven ability to lead and quickly adapt to changing situations.
• Strong communications skills, and a strong will to build and maintain productive relationships across departmental lines.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to drive execution of projects as well as strategic and tactical initiatives.
• Experience in an Air Separation Plant process preferred.

About Linde:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 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.

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

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

Pay commensurate with experience.

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