Production Manager

Location: Longview, TX East - ASULongview, TX - West - ASU

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.

This position is responsible for managing syngas production activities safely and reliably, complying with regulatory requirements, managing costs effectively and developing personal skills and competencies of direct reports. The Production Manager supervises day-to-day operations, maintenance, efficiency and process troubleshooting, develops and implements MOCs, assists with environmental reporting and any other duties delegated by the plant manager.

This role is a developmental position leading to plant management at this or another Air Liquide facility. The facility includes three Partial Oxidation (POX) Units, three Air Separation Units (ASUs) with backup systems, two amine CO2 recovery systems, one Membrane System, LIN Liquefier, polished water and steam/condensate system providing supply criticality and eight direct reports.

At Air Liquide we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Air Liquide is hiring for a Production Manager in Longview, TX. We are looking for you!

Comprehensive Family Benefits:

Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.

Future Security:

401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.

Early Access:

Your benefits start on the first day of employment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Operates Hydrogen/Syngas and ASU facilities safely and reliably by complying with regulatory requirements, developing/leading personnel, managing costs effectively and developing personal skills/competencies.
• Operates facility in compliance with all governmental regulations and Air Liquide policies.
• Provides all regulatory training; maintains documentation for direct reports.
• Provides technical qualification for new technicians and issues development plans and coaching when performance improvement is needed.
• Reports and investigates all incidents; ensures Maximo work orders and corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all performance evaluations, hiring, promotions and assignments are free of any form of discrimination.
• Meets or exceeds company safety standards including fundamental safety rules.
• Implements and maintains Life Safety systems.
• Ensures updated red-line PIDs at all times; displays detailed understanding of content and significance of each document.
• Ensure accurate shift reports are sent out each shift.
• Ensures shift turnovers are completed effectively.
• Ensures standard operating procedures are followed and updated as needed.
• Ensures operating rounds are completed each shift and follow up actions/Maximo work orders are issued as required.
• Makes plant/process decisions in absence of plant manager, performs advanced process troubleshooting utilizing PI trending and spreadsheets as required.
• Fosters positive internal and external customer relationships.
• Ensures delivery of quality and quantity of product required by business.
• Partners with Maintenance Center (MC) to execute predictive/preventive maintenance to eliminate failures, unplanned maintenance.
• Partners with MC to execute planned maintenance turnarounds, unexpected events; ensures plant staff is engaged in support of TAR planning.
• Sets and maintains high housekeeping standards to exemplify the Air Liquide image.
• Displays thorough knowledge of possible hazards and associated safeguards.
• Understands/applies elements of process safety; ensures all PSM requirements are met.
• Ensures adherence to Management of Change procedure.
• Supports and helps to develop long and short term planning for improving safety, reliability and efficiency.
• Maintains adherence with IMS requirements including compliance with current GTs, keeping EIS plans/PMs current.
• Supports on time completion of all action items from audits and other sources assigned to plant.
• Supports compliance to PM and PdM requirements.
• Ensures maintenance work is planned, scheduled and completed effectively.
• Models exemplary safety behavior; leads by example; works to achieve "zero accidents"; takes a leadership role in safety.
• Conducts annual performance review with each direct report; implements development plans; provides training/coaching to improve performance.
• Personally conducts annual lockout tagout training for each employee.
• Provides candid constructive input to management decisions; actively supports those decisions.
• Instills a culture of strict adherence to operational policies/procedures.
• Completes goals as assigned in Talent Management System (TMS) and reports results as part of annual review.
• Understands, monitors, optimizes and is accountable for operating costs within authorized budget, includes variable/fixed costs, capital budget.
• Identifies/implements opportunities to reduce costs; controls overtime within established limits.
• Participates in Capital planning process; maintains a long term capital improvement plan for reliability, growth, safety, environmental and efficiency.
• Continuously monitors/improves efficiency, availability and reliability.
• Utilizes national purchasing agreements and frame agreements.
• Works with plant manager to develop annual maintenance budget including base run rate, special projects, equipment overhauls and annual TAR plans.
• Partners with Corporate Supply Management and Field Sourcing Specialists to ensure best value is obtained for all outsourced work/materials.
• Acts as plant manager during their absence.

Are you a MATCH?

Education Requirements:

Two year associates degree in a technical field OR equivalent related operations experience required in lieu of a degree AND 10+ years years technical knowledge and/or work experience & understanding of plant process; POX, amine CO2 recovery, ASU, membrane, steam and condensate systems.

Skill Set/Knowledge/Expertise:

• Technical and working understanding of Partial Oxidation, syngas production and subsystems.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants, including Process Safety Management, OSHA regulations, Environmental Regulations and state and local requirements.
• Solid foundation in technical fundamentals and operations to accept/apply/challenge external technical recommendations.
• Trained in process safety elements and process safety management.
• Knowledgeable and trained in root cause analysis.
• Able to remotely access intranet and utilize internal systems such as Intelex, PI, Maximo® and Oracle.
• Trainable on Distributed Process Control (DCS) operation and troubleshooting (Delta V, Foxboro, Triconex and PI).
• Able to deliver and explain training material to operating personnel.
• Extremely organized; effective at time management.
• Able to establish/maintain a plant filing system, control of engineering documents; ability to read/red-line key operating documents.
• Displays mechanical and electrical aptitude for equipment operation/troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of commercial agreements and AL customer relations.
• Excellent communication, team leadership skills.
• General understanding of accounting principles; working knowledge of plant operating budget.
• Knowledgeable in general maintenance management processes/procedures including work management, planning and scheduling, PM/PdM compliance and TAR planning.
• Knowledgeable in capital process including ACE submittal, simple economic analysis.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to work extended hours/shift work as business needs dictate; on call nights, weekends, holidays as required. Infrequent travel; typically 3-5 trips per year. Willing to relocate for promotional opportunity.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.