Facility Manager

Air Liquide; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 hours per week

Permanent role

Job summary

Air Liquide New Zealand is seeking a Facility Manager in Christchurch to lead safety, reliability, and continuous production across the ASU. You will connect site teams with remote planning, driving high performance and dependable operations in a critical industrial gas environment.

The role requires 3+ years in industrial gas operations leadership or equivalent, with a degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience in management within industrial gases or similar operations.
• Knowledge of WHS and regulatory obligations.
• Ability to mentor and develop site team competencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead site safety and reliability for the ASU and continuous production.
• Drive plant efficiency improvements and reliability programs.
• Ensure notifiable incidents reporting and training entitlements for safety reps.

Skills

Safety leadership

Operations management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Introduction

Air Liquide New Zealand provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services to our product range, which improves the performance of our customers while helping protect the environment. Air Liquide New Zealand is a market leader in home healthcare services supplying medical gases and equipment in New Zealand. It's extended homecare network services home oxygen patients across the country. We are absolutely committed to the patient and to delivering both patients and health providers with high-quality products and services.

Role Summary

Lead operational excellence as our Facility Manager in Christchurch, NZ. As the leader of site safety and reliability, you will oversee continuous production and rigorous quality assurance. You will serve as the vital link between site teams and remote planning and support teams, driving high performance and ensuring we remain a dependable, industry-leading partner.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Safety Leadership: Exercise proactive leadership by staying current on workplace safety matters, understanding operational hazards, and ensuring appropriate resources are deployed to eliminate or minimise risks.
• Operational Integrity & Efficiency: Lead the safe, reliable, and continuous operation of the ASU (Air Separation Unit). Collaborate with the Primary Production support team and other relevant teams to develop and implement plant efficiency programs and reliability improvements.
• HSEQ Compliance: Guarantee the implementation of processes for reporting notifiable incidents, consulting with workers, and ensuring that health and safety representatives receive their training entitlements.
• Management & Quality Systems: Lead site management reviews and deploy the regional roadmap. Collaborate on the Management of Change (MOC) procedure and ensure all Operating Manuals and SOPs are updated and accessible.
• People Management & Qualification: Set clear annual objectives aligned with Primary Production initiatives. Conduct annual reviews and take responsibility for the qualification of the site team through On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Learning platforms.
• Stakeholder & Facility Leadership: Serve as the primary focal point for customers, and regulatory bodies. Coordinate daily maintenance and repairs to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Financial & Innovative Contribution: Apply strategies to reduce operational costs and track performance improvement projects. Engage with support team experts to follow up on new ideas and innovative modes of operation.

Are you a MATCH?

Professional Experience Required: Either 3+ years in a Management Position within the industrial gasses industry with focus on running operations; or 3-5 years of experience in industrial gasses industry and has shown leadership qualities.

Preferred Education: Degree in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering or Similar.

Preferred Technical Knowledge: Understanding of gas operations to fulfill WHS due diligence and regulatory obligations.

Talent Developer: A mentor who can review competencies, propose training plans, and foster a culture of continuous technical improvement across the site team.

Safety Champion: A visible leader who ensures every worker is qualified and every hazard is mitigated, prioritising compliance as a key component of our social license to operate.

We OFFER

• Full-time permanent role based in Christchurch NZ
• Minimum hours per week: 40
• Pay range: NZD $85,000 - $95,000 per annum

About Air Liquide

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

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.

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Join us for a stimulating experience

You’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here!