Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Are you a thoughtful, solutions-driven leader who values safety, operational excellence, and empowering

teams? Join us as a Plant Manager at our Sulphur Area HyCO facilities (Sulphur, Carlyss,

West Lake, Orange), where you'll play a pivotal role in leading operational success, encouraging fresh

ideas, and ensuring the wellbeing of your team while delivering exceptional results. This is an

opportunity to take on a leadership role in an organization that values bold thinking, collaboration, and

continuous improvement.

About the Role:

As the Plant Manager, you'll oversee operations at our facility, ensuring the safe, reliable, and compliant

operation of a Steam Methane Reformer, Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA's), 2 compressor stations and

associated equipment. You will be responsible for managing a team of approximately 16 operations and

support staff while fostering an environment where diverse perspectives and innovative ideas are

valued. Your leadership will help us achieve reliability targets, variable cost goals, and compliance

with governmental regulations. You will also maintain strong relationships with the facility's host

customer, providing proactive updates on operational activities and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Why Join Us?

At Linde, we prioritize operational excellence, the safety of our team, and the fostering of a collaborative

environment where innovative ideas and diverse experiences drive success. As part of our leadership

team, you'll be empowered to think critically, solve complex challenges, and grow-both personally

and professionally. We welcome individuals who challenge the status quo and push boundaries to

achieve exceptional results.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, diversity of thought and experience are key drivers of success. You will focus on:

• Leading safety and quality initiatives to ensure employees feel confident and secure in their roles while maintaining top-tier standards.
• Steering critical programs in reliability, compliance, and safety ensuring your facility exceeds expectations while meeting environmental regulations.
• Coaching and mentoring team members, fostering their career growth to help each employee reach their full potential.
• Encouraging a culture of innovation and problem-solving, where team members contribute fresh ideas to improve processes and outcomes.
• Building and maintaining a safety-first environment by inspiring your team to actively engage in workplace improvement initiatives.
• Driving productivity and cost efficiencies, making an immediate impact on operational performance.
• Prioritizing compliance with regulatory standards such as OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, and TECQ air, water, and waste regulations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to innovate solutions, improve processes, and deliver results.

About You:

We're seeking a leader who thrives in solving challenges and values contributions from diverse experiences and perspectives. For this role, you will bring:

• A bachelor's degree (preferably in Chemical Engineering or a related field) or equivalent work experience in process operations or plant management.
• 10+ years of experience in an industrial environment, including production, distribution, safety, and maintenance.
• Proven experience managing and developing teams, with 5+ years of leadership experience enabling team success through mentorship and collaboration.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and EPA RMP standards to ensure the safe and compliant operation of the facility.
• Bonus experience in Six Sigma or Lean methodologies, helping us drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Your Leadership Values:

• Safety-Centric: You recognize that a safe, supportive work environment is critical to success.
• Thought Leadership: You value innovative thinking and diverse experiences to drive the best solutions.
• Accountability and Reliability: You deliver results through integrity, planning, and thoughtful execution.
• Continuous Improvement: You believe that growth-whether in processes or people-is the key to lasting impact.
• Alignment with Linde's Core Values: Safety, Integrity, Community, Inclusion and Accountability

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• An environment that values and rewards unique perspectives and innovative ideas.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities with pathways for leadership advancement.
• The chance to be part of a results-driven organization improving everyday lives through operational efficiency and innovation.

Make an impact in an environment where your leadership inspires both results and innovation. Join us in
transforming the operational landscape and empowering the teammates and communities we serve.

Ready to elevate your career and lead boldly? Apply today to see how your talents can shape the future of our Sulphur Area HyCO facilities.

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.

Culture:

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.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.

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.

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