Sr. Manager - Maintenance, Controls & Capital Implementation

Air Liquide; Delaware; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, &

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Holidays, Vacation & Sick time

Job summary

Air Liquide Newport facility seeks a Sr. Manager - Maintenance, Controls & Capital Implementation to lead maintenance, control systems, and capital projects.

You will drive asset reliability, manage a cross-functional team, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while delivering capital initiatives. The role requires extensive maintenance leadership experience, vendor management, and strong knowledge of process automation and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; U.S. work authorization; visa sponsorship not available
• 10 years industrial maintenance experience
• 5 years maintenance management/supervision or reliability work in an industrial process
• Contractor/vendor management experience
• Knowledge of machinery vibration analysis methods, thermography and NDT methods
• Knowledge of HVAC, compressors, boilers, piping, nitrogen generators and fire protection systems
• Proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel, Outlook and Access
• Working knowledge of processing facility equipment including piping, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for maintenance, reliability and capital projects to maximize equipment uptime
• Utilize CMMS to review KPIs, develop work orders, manage backlog and optimize PM/CM
• Establish and monitor KPI performance; lead reliability improvement initiatives
• Oversee contractor selection and manage vendor relationships
• Ensure compliance with safety, IMS and quality system requirements related to maintenance

Skills

Leadership

Excellent written and verbal comms

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Access

Job description

Sr. Manager - Maintenance, Controls & Capital Implementation (Open)

R10099400 Location: Newport, DE (MEDAL) - Manufacturing - Production

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions is a technology partner of choice for the design, engineering and construction of leading-edge processing facilities and related infrastructures worldwide. We enable our customers to optimize the use of the planet's natural resources in order to provide clean and sustainable energy thanks to our people and their capability to innovate constantly. Through cutting edge innovation applied to our proprietary technology we contribute to the transformation of the energy industry and help to preserve & protect the atmosphere of our planet. Looking back on decades of operational expertise within the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment, we develop creative, safe, reliable and competitive solutions for our customers, proposing a sustainable worldwide offer of best-in-class plants in a dynamically changing marketplace. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? At Air Liquide we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. Air Liquide is hiring for a Sr. Manager - Maintenance, Controls & Capital Implementation in Newport, DE. We are looking for you!

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access: Your benefits start on the first day of employment.

The Senior Manager - Maintenance, Controls & Capital Implementation leads site asset reliability, process automation systems, and capital execution at the ALAS Newport facility. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Manufacturing, this position manages a multi-disciplinary technical team to maximize equipment uptime, maintain control system integrity, and execute plant capital projects while upholding safety, quality, and regulatory standards. This position manages a group supporting a 24/7 operational environment. They are responsible for establishing & championing best practices in maintenance management for both corrective and preventative maintenance in support of achieving the organization’s objectives in quality, delivery, and cost.

Job Responsibilities

Maintenance & Reliability Leadership: Responsible for the overall direction and effective coordination of the Maintenance Department activities. This position ensures that work is properly planned and safely executed in a timely manner for plant reliability Utilize a Computerized Maintenance Management System to review KPI’s, Develop WO plans, manage backlog, and ensure PM/CM optimization Establish, monitor, analyze, and own KPI’s. Use the data to identify, prioritize, and focus improvement efforts Identify reliability risks and vulnerabilities, and mitigate with capital plans, redundancies, or with emergency plans Ensure Work orders are scheduled and completed per the weekly/ bi-weekly maintenance schedule Oversee training and development of all departmental staff to ensure technicians are meeting minimum qualifications and are progressing on-schedule Perform Root Cause Analysis for equipment/systems to improve reliability and performance Select, train, and manage new hires in the department to maintain a motivated, diverse-skilled, cross-trained, and technically capable work group Accountable for cost control for the maintenance function, including establishing and meeting fixed cost objectives, along with other metrics such as overtime, PSM compliance, and training compliance Serve as Process Owner for GP-09 - Air Liquide’s Industrial Management System (IMS) Group Procedure for Maintenance, as well as related elements of the Quality Management System Ensure compliance with regulatory, IMS, and quality system requirements related to the maintenance and design of utilities Sets expectations for adherence to policies and procedures and safety standards. Drives for high standard of employee morale, ethics and respectful treatment and behavior

Facilities Oversight: Manage emergency maintenance needs affecting utilities or buildings and grounds Manage the upkeep of the buildings and grounds Remain up to date on recommendations from Boiler Condition Assessment Reports. Remain up to date on recommendations from Vibration Analysis Manage the selection of contractors, and manage the relationships Manages maintenance cost and quality of contracted services Responsible for effectively managing daily maintenance work and shutdowns and for managing the customer interface with Operations counterparts

Controls & Automation Operations: Oversee the daily maintenance, continuous operation, and upgrading of site PLCs, HMIs, data acquisition networks, and control systems Partner with manufacturing and process teams to support reliable control logic across multi-step continuous and batch process equipment. Ensure process control architectures maintain high operational stability, network security, and instrumentation accuracy. Accountable for the functionality and reliability of the facilities server

Capital Project Implementation: Oversee all stages of site capital projects, facility upgrades, and equipment installations following standard investment guidelines. Manage project scoping, cost estimation, risk assessments, Management of Change (MOC) processes, site safety, and commissioning activities. Provide monthly updates of the status of all capital projects Maintain accurate plant equipment records, including P&IDs, electrical schematics, and as-built documentation.

Required Qualifications

• All applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED . Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
• 10 years industrial maintenance experience
• 5 years maintenance management/supervision or reliability work experience in an industrial process
• Contractor/vendor management experience
• Knowledge of machinery vibration analysis methods, thermography, condition assessment via instrumentation and field experience performing each or other NDT methods.
• Knowledge of HVAC systems, air compressors, chillers, water coolers, boilers, steam and condensate piping systems, power distribution, nitrogen generators, DI water systems, and fire protection systems
• Knowledge of industrial codes and standards ex: ASME, NBIC, OSHA, NFPA.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially with Excel (spreadsheets, modeling, and pivot tables), Outlook, and Access.
• Working knowledge of processing facility equipment including piping, mechanical, electrical (including PLC’s), pneumatic and hydraulic systems of equipment is necessary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• High-hazard PSM experience Work Management Process (WMP) understanding Detail work/job planning and work hazard analysis Failure mode analysis and failure analysis techniques Industrial facility maintenance practices

Company Culture & Diversity

Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world. A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders. Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here!