Director of Operations, Electronics - Taylor

Linde plc; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde plc in Taylor, TX seeks a Director of Operations, Electronics to lead all production, maintenance, safety, environmental, quality, and operational activities at the Taylor facility. You will ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations and serve as the primary operational liaison with customers.

The role emphasizes leadership, continuous improvement, and adherence to regulatory and company requirements, with travel as needed and a focus on delivering exceptional customer service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 10 years in industrial gas or related manufacturing ops with 10 years of leadership.
• Experience leading ops, maintenance, continuous improvement; Lean Six Sigma certified preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and customer relationship skills.
• Business acumen to manage operational and financial performance.
• Ability to lead complex projects and influence across functions.
• Willing to travel periodically and participate in on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Lead all production, maintenance, safety, environmental, quality, and operational activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.
• Direct plant operations and maintenance to meet production, reliability, and customer commitments.
• Lead and develop a high-performing operations and maintenance team.
• Establish priorities and coordinate resources across functions to support business objectives.
• Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, succession planning, and talent development.
• Drive Lean Six Sigma initiatives, productivity improvements, cost reduction projects, and reliability improvements.
• Lead root cause investigations, 8D reports, after-action reviews, and corrective action plans.

Skills

Leadership

Ops Excellence

Safety Compliance

Customer relations

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Engineering degree preferred

Job description

Director of Operations, Electronics - Taylor

Director of Operations, Electronics - Taylor

Taylor, TX, United States | req32890
The Director of Operations is responsible for leading all production, maintenance, safety, environmental, quality, and operational activities at the Taylor, Texas facility. This role ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the plant while delivering exceptional customer service and maintaining compliance with all regulatory and company requirements. The Director of Operations serves as the primary operational liaison with customers and is accountable for achieving business objectives through strong leadership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

What you will enjoy doing*

• Youwill lead all production, maintenance, safety, environmental, quality, andoperational activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plantoperations
• Ensurecompliance with company safety policies, environmental regulations,quality standards, and all regulatory requirements
• Directplant operations and maintenance activities to meet production,reliability, and customer commitments
• Leadand develop a high-performing operations and maintenance team focused onoperational excellence and continuous improvement
• Establishoperational priorities and coordinate resources across functions tosupport business objectives
• Further,you will foster a culture of safety, inclusion, accountability, andcontinuous improvement
• Developteam capabilities through coaching, succession planning, and talentdevelopment
• Leadchange initiatives that improve operational performance, customersatisfaction, and business results
• Buildpartnerships with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, Supply Chain,Commercial, and Customer teams to achieve strategic objectives
• Serveas the primary point of contact for customers regarding operationalperformance and supply reliability
• Andyou will maintain effective customer communication and resolve operationalconcerns to support long-term relationships
• DriveLean Six Sigma initiatives, productivity improvements, cost reductionprojects, and reliability improvements
• You will leadroot cause investigations, 8D reports, after-action reviews, andcorrective action plans related to operational events and supplyinterruptions
• Ensuretimely completion of action items resulting from audits, investigations,and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manageplant operating budgets, monitor financial performance, and supportcapital, maintenance, and long-range planning activities
• Trackand manage financial performance for routine operations and projectexecution activities

What makes you great

• Youhave a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• Minimumten (10) years of experience in industrial gas, bulk, onsite, or relatedmanufacturing operations, including ten (10) years of leadershipexperience in plant or operations management required
• Demonstratedexperience leading operations, maintenance, continuous improvement, andoperational excellence initiatives; Lean Six Sigma certification preferred
• Bachelor'sdegree in Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred
• Youhave strong leadership, team development, communication, and customerrelationship management skills
• Strongbusiness acumen with the ability to manage operational and financialperformance
• Provenproblem-solving, decision-making, planning, organizational, and executionskills
• Abilityto lead complex projects, drive strategic initiatives, and influenceresults across multiple functions.
• Youhave commitment to quality, reliability, and operational excellence
• Willingnessto travel periodically, participate in an on-call rotation, respond tooperational issues as needed, and carry a company-issued mobile device forbusiness communications

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. 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, decarbonize and protect our planet. Linde 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, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit linde.com

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.
Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth.

• health, dental, disability, and life insurance
• paid holidays and vacation
• 401(k) matching
• pension benefits
• an employee discount program
• opportunities for educational and professional growth

Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day!

Have we inspired you? Lets talk about it

We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.

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.
Linde 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.
*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.