Maintenance Superintendent

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental, and vision

401(k) retirement savings plan with %匹

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance (AD&D)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Air Products is seeking a Maintenance Superintendent in La Porte, TX to lead safety-focused maintenance across multiple facilities. You will direct daily maintenance, plan turnarounds, and drive reliability improvements while developing a high-performing team.

Responsibilities include prioritizing work, coaching staff, and partnering with Operations leadership to align maintenance with plant needs. Strong leadership and maintenance expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years in petrochemical, industrial gas, refining, chemical manufacturing, maintenance, or operations.
• Experience supervising or leading maintenance teams is preferred.
• Engineering degree is preferred; equivalent maintenance/industrial experience may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of reliability, predictive maintenance, and mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture and ensure compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Direct daily maintenance activities, turnarounds, and outage recovery to maximize reliability.
• Prioritize maintenance schedules and ensure clear execution plans.
• Mentor maintenance personnel and contractors, providing coaching and guidance.
• Develop succession plans and strengthen organizational capability.
• Collaborate with Operations and Plant Leadership to set maintenance priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance processes and cost optimization.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Industrial safety culture

Equipment reliability

Predictive maintenance

Team development

Project management

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP maintenance systems

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What's Possible

Do you have a passion for safety, reliability, operational excellence, and leading high-performing maintenance teams? Air Products is seeking an experienced Maintenance Superintendent to support our La Porte, Texas ASU and HYCO facilities. In this critical leadership role, you will drive safe, reliable, and cost-effective plant operations by leading maintenance activities, developing maintenance personnel, and improving equipment performance across multiple production assets. This position offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on plant reliability, team development, and business results while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence.

As the Maintenance Superintendent, you will provide leadership, technical direction, and strategic oversight for the maintenance organization supporting the La Porte ASU, LHY, HYCO3, HYCO4, SMR, and Phillips facilities. You will be responsible for ensuring safe and efficient execution of daily maintenance activities, planned turnarounds, and unplanned outage response while developing a highly capable maintenance workforce focused on equipment integrity and reliability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and champion a strong safety culture by promoting safe work practices, enforcing safety standards, and ensuring compliance with all company and regulatory requirements.
• Direct day-to-day maintenance activities, turnaround execution, and outage recovery efforts to maximize plant reliability and operational performance.
• Review and prioritize maintenance work schedules to ensure scope, resources, and execution plans are clearly understood by the maintenance team.
• Develop and review job safety plans to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and hands-on technical guidance to maintenance personnel and contractors.
• Evaluate employee performance, identify development opportunities, and build succession plans to strengthen organizational capability.
• Partner closely with Operations and Plant Leadership teams to establish maintenance priorities based on equipment criticality and operational needs.
• Foster a collaborative, engaged team environment through open communication, problem-solving, and employee involvement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on maintenance processes, reliability performance, productivity, and cost optimization.
• Ensure the successful implementation and administration of preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce unplanned downtime and improve asset reliability.
• Support capital and maintenance projects, turnarounds, budgeting activities, and long-term maintenance planning efforts.
• Promote effective planning and scheduling processes while monitoring maintenance KPIs, workforce productivity, equipment performance, and budget adherence.
• Communicate work progress, safety incidents, staffing needs, overtime requirements, and operational challenges to key stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7+ years of experience within petrochemical, industrial gas, refining, chemical manufacturing, maintenance, or operations environments.
• Previous supervisory, management, or maintenance leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred. Equivalent maintenance, technical, or industrial experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Technical trade school training in maintenance, instrumentation, or related disciplines is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP maintenance systems and proven ability to train and mentor others in system utilization.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a track record of developing teams and driving organizational performance.
• Strong technical aptitude with knowledge of reliability, predictive maintenance, mechanical systems, and maintenance best practices.
• Exceptional organizational, planning, budgeting, and project management capabilities.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence across functions, build credibility, and establish strong working relationships throughout the organization.
• Ability to lead through change, solve complex problems, and drive results in a fast-paced operational environment.

What's In It for You:

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.

Check out some of our benefits below!

• * Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• * 401(k) retirement savings plan with 100% vested company core and match
• * Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• * Paid parental leave
• * Adoption assistance
• * Flexible spending accounts
• * Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
• * Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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