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.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Berkeley plant manager leads the team to provide safe, reliable, quality, cost effective products to the customers. This role is designed for a strong technical operational leader that can manage an air separation production site’s production personnel, maintenance, customers and community leaders while achieving the zone targets.

• Operate complex facilities safely and reliably by complying with regulatory requirements
• Complex facilities generally include multiple plants or technologies, supply criticality, 10 or more direct reports or multiple locations
• Lead and develop personnel, manage costs effectively, and developing personal skills and competencies
• Operates the facility in compliance with all governmental regulations and Air Liquide policies
• Maintains all necessary licenses and permits
• Provides all regulatory training and maintains documentation
• Reports and investigates all incidents and ensures corrective actions are complete
• Ensures that all performance evaluations, hiring, promotions and assignments are free of any form of discrimination.

Operates the Plant Safely and Reliably

• Meets or exceeds company safety standards
• Implements and maintains the LIVES system
• Owns Key Operating Documents; maintains updated red-lines at all times; displays detailed understanding of content and significance of each document
• Makes plant and process decisions and performs process troubleshooting; establishes clear delegation of this authority to trained subordinates

Fosters positive customer relationships

• Delivers the quality and quantity of product required by the business
• Partners with the Reliability Center to execute predictive and preventive maintenance to eliminate catastrophic failures and unplanned maintenance
• Sets and maintains high housekeeping standards to exemplify and improve the Air Liquide image
• Keeps plant hazard analysis current and displays thorough knowledge of possible hazards and associated safeguards
• Adheres to Management of Change procedure

Develops and Leads People

• Models exemplary safety behavior, leads by personal example; models exemplary safety behavior, leads by personal example
• Works to achieve Zero Accidents by taking a leadership role in safety
• Conducts an annual performance review with each employee
• Implements individual development plans annually and provides training and coaching to improve performance
• Provides candid constructive input to management decisions and actively supports those decisions
• Insists on adherence to administrative and operational policies and procedures
• Completes Personal Development System goals as defined in annual review

Manages Costs

• Understands, monitors and optimizes operating costs within authorized budget
• Identifies and implements opportunities to reduce costs within delegated authorization
• Participates in the Evergreen Capital Planning Process
• Controls overtime within established limits
• Continuously improves efficiency and availability indicators
• Utilizes national purchasing agreements and frame agreements

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Are you a MATCH?

• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree required OR in lieu of degree 10 years process industry and/ or ASU experience and high school diploma/ equivalent required
• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
• Technical and working understanding of the plant process - ASU, NLU, backup systems
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants, including Process Safety Management, OSHA regulations, EPA regulations, EEOC guidelines, FDA regulations (where applicable), state and local requirements
• Ability to lead root cause analysis investigations
• Computer literacy - familiarity with Google suite software, able to remotely access Intranet and learn to use internal systems such as Pilgrim, Evergreen Capital Planning, Maximo and Oracle Cost Reporting
• Trainable on Distributed Process Control (DCS) operation and troubleshooting
• Able to deliver and explain training material to operating personnel
• Extremely organized and effective at time management - able to establish and maintain a plant filing system and control of engineering documents.
• Ability to read and red-line key operating documents
• Displays mechanical and electrical aptitude for equipment operation and troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of commercial agreements and AL customer relations
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills
• General understanding of accounting principles and working knowledge of plant operating budget
• Ability to work extended hours and shift work as business needs dictate
• On call nights, weekends and holidays as required
• Some travel - primarily to Darlington site
• Willing to relocate if necessary

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.