Line Manager - South Region

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible 

We are seeking an accomplished operations leader who excels at building strong teams and improving performance across a complex, geographically dispersed organization, the Americas Industrial Gases South sub-region. This highly visible leadership role is responsible for advancing safety, reliability, asset utilization, cost efficiency, and continuous improvement while ensuring operations consistently meet customer requirements. Working closely with regional leadership, commercial teams, customers, and technical partners, the South Line Manager will help shape the region’s operational strategy and drive sustainable, profitable performance.

This position has full production accountabilities for the IG Americas South sub-region.  The incumbent is accountable for maximizing asset utilization, cost minimization and performance improvement for the sub-region.  The incumbent directs, monitors, and controls the operation and maintenance of all production units in the given geographic region to safely, efficiently, and reliably meet customer requirements.  The incumbent continually interfaces with customers, business and sales team, and Americas Operations Technical Director to optimize services and profits for on-site customers and our liquid bulk business.

The Operations (Line) Manager directs the maintenance activities, plant operation, and installations to minimize downtime and ensure customer requirements.  During periods of crisis, the incumbent is required to respond immediately to provide the management overview to plan, organize, and execute proper remedial action; because of the incumbent’s knowledge of technical and operational issues, this role is the key focal point for senior leadership and the executing team to re-establish production and/or avoid customer interruptions.

The position has the primary responsibility for the safety of all personnel in their organization.  He/she is responsible to administer and ensure compliance of established safety procedures at all times.  He/she must establish an atmosphere of safety and motivate personnel to remain focused on safety.  The position sets the safety goals and ensures safety awards are performed, hazard identification processes are instituted, and initiates proper strategic action items to enhance the overall safety performance.

The position evaluates and approves the use of capital funds for facilities and equipment; sets the goals and direction for productivity and efficiency improvements; establishes systems for cost control, establishes manpower levels, and sets objectives for improved utilization of manpower. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Administer EH&S standards to ensure the protection of employees, contractors, the community, and the environment.
• Act as key senior leader of sub-region, partnering with the other leaders to drive profitability and asset optimization within full geography.  Direct and monitor plant production to efficiently meet customer requirements.
• Provide operational leadership for the sub-region and identify cost reduction opportunities and manage productivity programs and plans that effectively reduce spend in the operations cost stack.
• Organize and control maintenance functions to optimize cost and reliability.
• Provide operational input to engineering estimate design; as end of life and overall reliability assessments are conducted throughout the region, the continual refurbishment and maintenance of the sub-region’s assets and equipment are critical for optimized performance.
• Provide operational leadership for growth capacity and sub-region’s merger and acquisitions activity.

Position Requirements

• Ability to travel approximately 50% within region, some on short notice
• 10+ years of Operations management with a focus on building teams and remote leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• Strong safety mindset

What's In It for You: 

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable medical, dental and vision insurance available 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 (medical, dependent daycare) 
• Health Savings Account
• Life insurance (AD&D), supplemental AD&D 
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) 

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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
  
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