Plant Manager (Full Time) - Sarnia, ON

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 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 chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, 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.

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Plant Manager (Full Time) - Sarnia, ON

Primary Purpose

Reporting to the Area Manager, the plant manager is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient daily operation of the ASU plants in Sarnia & Mooretown, ON. The plant manager directly supervises the facility’s operators and technicians, hires contractors when appropriate and is responsible for maintaining the facility’s KPI’s.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of an Air Separation facility and meeting established quality, productivity and cost objectives while ensuring adherence to safety and compliance programs.
• Ensure employee adherence and compliance with standard operating procedures, standard maintenance procedures and health and safety policy requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all government regulations and Linde policies.
• Managing people and operations within a Union environment.
• Lead reliability, compliance, quality, and safety programs.
• Coordinate production and maintenance programs to meet daily customer requirements.
• Ensure team is fully trained in, committed to, and conducts their activities in accordance with all aspects of Linde’s Safety Policies and Operations systems procedures and requirements.
• Review key performance indicators for improvement areas.
• Co-ordinate, manage and assist in troubleshooting, under stress, technical problems in specialized mechanical, electrical and process equipment.
• Resolve workflow problems and conflicts by analyzing impediments and organizing work to maximize use of personnel, equipment, and material resources.
• Identify issues and lead improvement plans in production processes, shift schedules, overtime levels, training, etc.
• Plan production outages and arrange outside contractors or other internal resources.
• Financial responsibility for the facility and ability to implement cost controlling measures.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Education

University degree/diploma or equivalent experience in the field of plant/process Management, Engineering, or related degree combined with a minimum of 5 years industry experience.

Experience

• Preferred 5+ years of experience in an industrial plant environment.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in management or in a related role with project management accountabilities.
• Knowledge of the financial methods and systems.
• Previous industrial gas experience a plus.
  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Excellent time management and work prioritization skills with an ability to effectively manage multiple high impact priorities.
• A proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proficient knowledge of construction methods, systems & materials. Keeps current on changing technology/methods and industry practices through continuous learning.
• Practical understanding of engineering drawings and tenders/RFPs.
• Ability to understand and interpret contract documents, Process and Instrumentation drawings, and specifications. Be familiar with subcontractor’s contracts including scopes of work, exclusions, clauses, and limitations.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to proficiently use e-mail, Microsoft Office 365, and Microsoft Project to communicate information effectively to management team, subcontractors, and clients.
• Ability to instill Safety policies and implement procedures to ensure a safe workplace.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and works well with teams.
• Professional, excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
  
  

Primary Location

Ontario-Sarnia

Schedule

Full-time

Job

Operations

Job Posting

Aug 8, 2024, 11:00:00 PM

Unposting Date

Oct 11, 2024, 10:59:00 PM