Manager Generated Gases Central Team

US10 Air Products and Chemical; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

HSA

Life Insurance

Job summary

Air Products is seeking an experienced Manager, Generated Gases Central Team to lead a multi-site operations group from its Allentown headquarters. You will supervise specialists and coordinate with PDO and sub-regional teams to keep gens gas plants flowing reliably and safely.

The role emphasizes 5+ years leadership in operations, strong technical acumen, and travel about 25% while driving continuous improvement and cost optimization across the central team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field preferred.
• 10+ years operations experience with strong working knowledge of operating plant systems including Maintenance.
• Candidates must have at least 5 years of leadership experience in Operations or Plant Management.
• Demonstrated managerial leadership skills and proven interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams remotely.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.
• Demonstrated excellence in asset management efforts to drive continuous improvement in business profitability.
• Track record of success on safety, health and environmental protection.
• A strong commitment to employee involvement, team building and diversity.
• Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that Veterans provide.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of 4 Specialists and 1 OSC Manager.
• Acting as the primary contact between PDO, sub-regional business areas and Operations as a point of escalation of any Gen Gas plant or product line issues.
• Managing central team to support Gen Gas operations, including OSC, vacation relief, small ASU, HPN, VSA and administrative month end closing.
• Support the coordination between Operations and PDO for turnover of projects/new plant startups.
• Technical troubleshooting of plant issues, and sharing of improvements to ensure broad resolution across fleet of similar plants.
• Leading Gen Gas Community of Practice to share failures, incidents, safety issues, and improvement opportunities among all the GG supervisors.
• Leading contract extension scope assessments to allow the project engineering team to estimate re-life projects for the plants.
• Promoting tool development and adaptation to improve monitoring and resolution of operating issues, shortfalls, reliability concerns.
• Ensuring consistency in Gen Gas staffing decisions to ensure proper level of operations personnel to achieve reliability targets while keeping costs optimized.
• Developing RCAs for major Gen Gas product supply interruptions, cost impacts, or significant downtime events.
• Leading Gen Gas reliability efforts by completing Reliability Operating System assessments, working closely with the central ROS team.

Skills

Leadership experience

Operations management

Team supervision

Remote leadership

Travel willingness

Asset management

Safety and environmental

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

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.

Air Products is seeking an experienced Manager, Generated Gases Central Team to join its team at the Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, PA. The Central Generated Gases team supports the safe, efficient and reliable operation of over 140 cryogenic onsite plants in North America. The team provides technical leadership and promotes the advancement of the individuals and teams operating the Gen Gas plants. The team is key to the achievement of the sub-regional businesses’ Operating Income profitably goals. The Manager, Generated Gases Central Team, must be a self-motivated leader with strong technical, organizational, and communication skills.

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 excellent benefits for our employees.

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for direct supervision of 4 Specialists and 1 OSC Manager
• Acting as the primary contact between PDO, sub-regional business areas and Operations as a point of escalation of any Gen Gas plant or product line issues
• Managing central team to support Gen Gas operations, including OSC, vacation relief, small ASU, HPN, VSA and administrative month end closing
• Supporting the coordination between Operations and PDO for turnover of projects/new plant startups
• Technical troubleshooting of plant issues, and sharing of improvements to ensure broad resolution across fleet of similar plants
• Leading Gen Gas Community of Practice to share failures, incidents, safety issues, and improvement opportunities among all the GG supervisors
• Leading contract extension scope assessments to allow the project engineering team to estimate re-life projects for the plants
• Promoting tool development and adaptation to improve monitoring and resolution of operating issues, shortfalls, reliability concerns
• Ensuring consistency in Gen Gas staffing decisions to ensure proper level of operations personnel to achieve reliability targets while keeping costs optimized
• Developing RCAs for major Gen Gas product supply interruptions, cost impacts, or significant downtime events
• Leading Gen Gas reliability efforts by completing Reliability Operating System assessments, working closely with the central ROS team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field preferred.
• 10+ years operations experience with strong working knowledge of operating plant systems including Maintenance.
• Candidates must have at least 5 years of leadership experience in Operations or Plant Management.
• Demonstrated managerial leadership skills and proven interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams remotely.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.
• Demonstrated excellence in asset management efforts to drive continuous improvement in business profitability.
• Track record of success on safety, health and environmental protection.
• A strong commitment to employee involvement, team building and diversity.
• Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that Veterans provide.
• As a Veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome Veterans to apply for various roles within our company.
• We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that Veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.

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. Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please email us at [e-mail]. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you’ll receive an email directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.

Employee and Applicant Rights. Behind every success and innovation that has made a difference in the world, you will find a team of passionate people who helped make it possible. At Air Products, our talented people help each other and our customers thrive. To our colleagues, we are valued and respected teammates. To our customers, we are partners in creating value. To our communities, we are caring, involved neighbors and committed stewards of the environment.

Air Products is in every corner of the globe. Our team has over 21,000 people in over 50 countries, and we are one of the world's leading industrial gas companies. We can offer opportunities like no other - and as we grow, so can you.