Reliability Manager

Linde; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Canada Inc. is seeking a Reliability Manager to ensure the safe, reliable operation of air separation, hydrogen and other industrial gas facilities across Canada. You will lead the reliability and maintenance team, drive upkeep programs, and manage outages while controlling costs.

The role requires hands‑on leadership, strong analytical skills, and extensive experience with CMMS/ERP platforms. You will work independently, make informed decisions in consultation with engineering and

Qualifications

• Solid background in industrial operations and reliability or maintenance.
• At least five years of experience and exposure to budgets/business performance.
• Experience with air separation, hydrogen facilities, or similar industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the reliability and maintenance team, ensuring safety and high standards of work.
• Act as the go-to person for asset reliability and quick, effective responses to issues.
• Plan and execute plant outages and maintenance with cost controls in mind.
• Drive reliability programs: preventive/predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, spare parts management, and use of EAM systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, reliability, performance, and operating costs.
• Provide technical expertise on mechanical equipment and assist troubleshooting and inspections.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent repeats.
• Oversee the Mechanical Integrity program and mentor the reliability team.

Skills

Industrial operations

Reliability management

Maintenance leadership

Budget management

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Infor EAM

JD Edwards

CMMS/ERP systems

Job description

Linde Canada Inc.

Reliability Manager (full time)

Saskatchewan, AB, Canada | req32291

The overall objective of the Reliability Manager is to ensure the reliable and safe operation of air separation, hydrogen and other industrial gas production facilities at the lowest life cycle cost across Canada. The candidate will be expected to work independently and make decisions and recommendations as needed, in consultation with appropriate engineering and operations resources.

What you will enjoy doing*

• In this role, you'd be leading the reliability and maintenance team, making sure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard
• You'd be the go-to person for equipment reliability, ensuring asset issues are responded to quickly and effectively to minimize downtime
• A big focus is planning and executing plant outages and maintenance activities while keeping costs and budgets under control
• You'll drive reliability programs like preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, spare parts management, and effective use of the EAM system
• We're looking for someone who is always identifying opportunities to improve safety, reliability, performance, and overall operating costs
• You'll provide technical expertise on mechanical equipment, support troubleshooting and inspections, and help solve complex equipment challenges
• A key part of the role is analyzing failures, leading root cause investigations, and implementing corrective actions and maintenance strategies to prevent repeat issues
• You'll also lead the Mechanical Integrity program, ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, and develop and mentor the reliability team to build long-term capability

What makes you great*

• We're looking for someone with a solid background in industrial operations, engineering, reliability, or maintenance, ideally with at least five (5) years of experience and some exposure to managing budgets and business performance
• It would be a strong fit if you've worked with air separation or hydrogen facilities and understand the equipment, processes, and operational challenges that come with those environments
• You’ll need to be comfortable using maintenance and business systems like Infor EAM, JD Edwards, or similar CMMS/ERP platforms to manage asset reliability and maintenance activities
• A key part of the role is leveraging predictive maintenance tools, including vibration analysis, oil analysis, infrared inspections, transformer oil testing, and partial discharge monitoring, to proactively prevent equipment failures
• We're looking for someone who has hands‑on experience leading emergency maintenance work and planned plant outages in a complex industrial setting
• You should have a strong understanding of maintaining and troubleshooting critical equipment such as compressors, turbines, rotating equipment, motors, electrical distribution systems, and substations
• Safety is a top priority, so we'd like someone who understands industry regulations, safety standards, and best practices, and who can drive continuous improvement and change initiatives
• Success in this role comes from being a strong communicator and self‑starter who can manage multiple priorities, work independently when needed, lead cross‑functional teams, and deliver results in a fast‑paced environment

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. 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, decarbonise and protect our planet. The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life‑saving medical oxygen and high‑purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state‑of‑the‑art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

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. At Linde, every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn, to grow, to share success and to contribute to one of the world’s leading industrial gas and engineering companies.

Linde Canada Inc. has an extensive background check process which may include but is not limited to, a criminal background review, pre‑employment medical, driver’s license and abstract review, and may also include reference checks, employment and education verification.

Linde Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Applicants requiring accommodation during the recruitment and selection process are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. We will work with you to meet your needs.

We are committed to employment equity for women, aboriginal people, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. Interested candidates from these groups are encouraged to apply.

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.

• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.