Senior Maintenance Superintendent: Safety & Reliability

Air Products; La Porte (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance day

401(k) retirement plan with match

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Air Products seeks a Maintenance Superintendent for its La Porte, Texas ASU and HYCO facilities. You will lead maintenance, drive reliability, and mentor a growing team while delivering safe, cost-effective operations across multiple assets.

You will coordinate preventive/predictive maintenance programs, manage outages, and partner with Operations to align priorities. Bachelor's degree preferred with strong SAP experience and leadership capability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in petrochemical, industrial gas, refining, chemical manufacturing, maintenance, or operations environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience with SAP maintenance systems and maintenance leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and champion a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations.
• Direct day-to-day maintenance activities, turnaround execution, and outage recovery to maximize reliability.
• Review and prioritize maintenance work schedules to optimize resources and execution plans.
• Develop and review job safety plans to mitigate risks and improve efficiency.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to maintenance personnel and contractors; drive performance.
• Partner with Operations and Plant Leadership to set maintenance priorities based on equipment criticality.
• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance processes, reliability, productivity, and cost.
• Support capital projects, turnarounds, budgeting, and long-term maintenance planning.
• Monitor KPIs, workforce productivity, equipment performance, and budget adherence.
• Communicate progress, safety incidents, staffing needs, and operational challenges to stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Equivalent maintenance/industrial experience

Technical trade school training

Tools

SAP

Job description

Air Products seeks a Maintenance Superintendent for its La Porte, Texas ASU and HYCO facilities. You will lead maintenance, drive reliability, and mentor a growing team while delivering safe, cost-effective operations across multiple assets.

You will coordinate preventive/predictive maintenance programs, manage outages, and partner with Operations to align priorities. Bachelor's degree preferred with strong SAP experience and leadership capability.