Site Supervisor

Linde plc; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous parental leave

Flexible working arrangements

Attractive superannuation benefits

Overseas opportunities

Job summary

Linde plc in Melbourne is seeking a Site Supervisor – Onsite VIC to lead daily plant operations at Altona and Geelong ASU facilities. The role involves supervising loading, LPG transfers, and coordinating safety-focused teams while ensuring compliance and efficient production.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in industrial gas or related sectors, strong leadership, and experience with risk management and permit-to-work systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in industrial gas production, petrochemical or refinery operations.
• Supervisory experience in plant operations and maintenance coordination.
• Strong knowledge of process safety, risk management and permit-to-work systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to participate in on-call roster and after-hours support.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a utility vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day plant operations with supervision of loading, unloading and LPG transfers.
• Maintain a safe workplace by applying Linde Life Saving Rules and Major Hazard Facility requirements.
• Coordinate employees and contractors to meet production and safety standards.
• Manage production planning, start-ups, shutdowns and emergency response activities.
• Issue work permits and ensure safe work practices and compliance.
• Act as Emergency Warden and coordinate evacuation drills and responses.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Contractor management

Operational supervision

Communication

Emergency response

Education

Technical diploma / trade qualification

Process operations course

Job description

The Site Supervisor – Onsite VIC play a critical leadership role in ensuring the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Altona plant and the Geelong ASU Plant, while providing operational backup support to the Westernport ASU Plant.

What you will enjoy doing

• 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

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

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BOC Limited Australia acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.