Analytical Plant Superintendent — Semiconductor Gases

Linde; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, disability, and life保险

401(k) matching

Pension benefits

Paid holidays and vacation

Educational and professional growth

Job summary

Linde Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, seeks a Superintendent - Analytical to lead operations at an air separation gas plant supplying semiconductor-grade gases. You will mentor analytical, instrumentation, electrical, and operations technicians and manage daily control room and field activities to meet production and purity goals.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, drive safety culture, and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements while optimizing performance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering with 3–5 years of experience, or 5–10 years of plant operations with proven management capability.
• Strong knowledge of analyzers and sampling systems, as well as control room systems (DCS/PLC) and field operations.
• Experience with quality systems, safety programs, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations at an Air Separation Gas Plant supplying high-purity gases to a semiconductor customer.
• Lead, coach, and develop analytical, instrumentation, electrical, and operations Technicians.
• Schedule and assign work to ensure adequate coverage and operational continuity.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, compliance, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate daily activities across the control room, field operations, and Customer Use Point building.
• Ensure production goals are met while maintaining efficiency, reliability, and gas purity standards.
• Review plant performance, operating trends, and equipment status to optimize operations.
• Lead troubleshooting for plant upsets, equipment failures, and customer supply issues.
• Oversee analytical equipment performance at the Customer Use Point building and ensure semiconductor-grade requirements are met.
• Serve as a liaison between plant operations, engineering, and customer technical teams.
• Support audits, quality reviews, and incident investigations with customer representatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, environmental permits, quality requirements, and company policies.
• Maintain QA, PSI, variance, maintenance, and compliance records.
• Collaborate with maintenance, reliability, and engineering teams to plan outages, inspections, and projects.

Skills

Engineering degree

People management

Analyzers & sampling

DCS/PLC

Field operations

Quality systems

Safety programs

Troubleshooting

Engineering drawings

Communication across teams

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

DCS/PLC

Process control systems

Job description

Linde Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, seeks a Superintendent - Analytical to lead operations at an air separation gas plant supplying semiconductor-grade gases. You will mentor analytical, instrumentation, electrical, and operations technicians and manage daily control room and field activities to meet production and purity goals.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, drive safety culture, and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements while optimizing performance and efficiency.