Plant Maintenance & Controls Leader, Capital Projects

Air Liquide; Newport; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Air Liquide Newport facility seeks a Senior Manager to lead Maintenance, Controls & Capital Implementation, directing a multi-disciplinary technical team to maximize uptime and ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. This role manages 24/7 operations and champions best practices in maintenance management.

The position requires extensive maintenance leadership, reliability expertise, and strong project execution skills to deliver capital projects and sustain equipment performance in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance management or reliability work in an industrial process
• 10 years industrial maintenance experience
• Knowledge of machinery vibration analysis methods, thermography, condition assessment
• Knowledge of HVAC systems, air compressors, boilers, steam and condensate piping systems

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance department activities and ensure safe, timely work for plant reliability
• Review KPI’s using CMMS, develop work orders, manage backlog, optimize PM/CM
• Establish and monitor KPI’s; use data to drive improvements
• Identify reliability risks and mitigate with capital plans or emergency plans
• Ensure work orders are scheduled and completed per maintenance schedule
• Oversee training and development of department staff
• Perform root cause analysis for equipment to improve reliability
• Manage capital projects and site safety compliance
• Maintain plant equipment records and P&IDs

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Vibration analysis

Vendor management

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering or related

Tools

CMMS

PLC/SCADA

DCS/Control networks

Job description

Air Liquide Newport facility seeks a Senior Manager to lead Maintenance, Controls & Capital Implementation, directing a multi-disciplinary technical team to maximize uptime and ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. This role manages 24/7 operations and champions best practices in maintenance management.

The position requires extensive maintenance leadership, reliability expertise, and strong project execution skills to deliver capital projects and sustain equipment performance in a