Site Supervisor

Linde Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde is seeking an experienced Plant Operations Supervisor in Australia to lead day-to-day plant activities, oversee LPG transfers, and ensure production targets are met safely. The role involves supervising staff and contractors, managing permits, and coordinating emergency responses across sites.

You will drive continuous improvement, maintain regulatory compliance, and contribute to delivery reliability while promoting a strong safety culture and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in industrial gas production, petrochemical or refinery operations with supervisory responsibility.
• Proven leadership in plant operations, planning, maintenance coordination and contractor management.
• Strong knowledge of process safety, risk management and permit-to-work systems.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call roster and travel between sites for emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day plant operations, including supervision of loading, unloading and LPG transfers, ensuring efficient workflow and productivity.
• Maintain a safe workplace by adhering to Linde Life Saving Rules and Major Hazard Facility requirements, promoting a safety culture.
• Supervise and coordinate employees and contractors to meet production and safety standards.
• Manage plant operations, production planning, shutdowns, start-ups and emergency response activities.
• Issue work permits and oversee safe work practices.
• Act as the Emergency Warden, coordinating evacuation drills and emergency responses.
• Ensure timely delivery outcomes while managing stock control and chemical handling.
• Prepare and distribute daily production reports, coordinate transport documentation and support training initiatives.
• Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, cost optimisation, risk management and performance monitoring using process data.

Skills

Leadership experience

Plant operations

Production planning

Maintenance coordination

Contractor management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

On-call availability

Education

Technical diplomas / trade qualifications in electrical/instrumentation/mechanical/process operations

Job description

• Lead day-to-day plant operations,including supervision of loading, unloading and LPG transfers,ensuring efficient workflow and productivity.
• Maintain a safe workplace by adheringto Linde Life Saving Rules and Major Hazard Facility requirements,promoting a strong culture of safety.
• Supervise and coordinate employeesand contractors to meet production and safety standards, fosteringteamwork and accountability.
• Manage plant operations, productionplanning, shutdowns, start-ups and emergency response activities whileensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Issue work permits and oversees safework practices, maintaining compliance and operational integrity.
• Act as the Emergency Warden,coordinating evacuation drills and emergency responses to uphold safetyprotocols.
• Ensuring timely delivery outcomeswhile managing stock control and chemical handling.
• Prepare and distribute dailyproduction reports, coordinate transport documentation and supporttraining initiatives to enhance team capability.
• Drive operational excellence throughcontinuous improvement, cost optimisation, risk management and performancemonitoring using process control and operational data.

What makes you great

• Relevanttechnical diplomas, trade qualifications or technical courses inelectrical, instrumentation, mechanical maintenance or process operationswill also be considered alongside suitable experience.
• Bring a minimum of 5 years' experience in industrial gas production, petrochemical or refineryoperations, including supervisory responsibilities.
• Demonstrate strong leadershipexperience in plant operations, production planning, maintenancecoordination and contractor management.
• Possess sound knowledge of processsafety, risk management, permit-to-work systems, management of change andregulatory compliance.
• Have excellent communication skills,problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the ability tolead multidisciplinary teams.
• Participatein a defined on-call roster and provide after-hours operational support,including weekends and public holidays when rostered; travel between sitesand respond to operational emergencies, plant trips and criticalbreakdowns as required.
• Workfull-time, averaging 38 ordinary hours per week.
• Hold a current and unrestricteddriver's licence, as this role includes a utility vehicle.

Why you will love working with us

At Linde we identify ourselves with our products - either working for the technical or medical gases business. Being a company with a long tradition in the gases business, we not only care about our customers and high-quality products, but most importantly about our employees. While working with us, expect a safe workplace, high safety standards and a true commitment from our managers to safety.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Our people have the opportunity to thrive and excel. We provide a wide range of training programmes to enhance career development, with a potential for overseas opportunities. We also have a variety of employee appreciation programmes to recognize solo and collaborative team efforts.

At BOC we understand and respect a work/life balance, and that's why we have introduced initiatives such as generous parental leave, flexible working arrangements and attractive superannuation benefits. We are also firmly enthusiastic and involved when it comes to the community as well as our partner charities with organisations such as Road Safety Education and Redkite.

BOC is proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and benefits here: https://au.work180.co/employer/boc-au

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So, what are you waiting for? The opportunity is yours. Are you ready to take the lead?

In order to apply, you must have full work rights in Australia.