Superintendent - Analytical

Linde plc; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde plc in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a plant operations supervisor to oversee an Air Separation Gas Plant supplying high-purity gases to a semiconductor customer. You will lead and develop technicians, coordinate control room and field operations, and drive safety, compliance, and reliability.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, collaboration with engineering, and a focus on quality and process control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of plant operations management, or 5–10 years with proven leadership.
• Strong knowledge of analyzers, sampling systems, and control room systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations at an Air Separation Gas Plant for a semiconductor customer.
• Lead, coach, and develop analytical, instrumentation, electrical, and operations technicians.
• Schedule and assign work to ensure coverage and continuity.
• Promote safety, compliance, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate daily activities across control room, field, and Customer Use Point.
• Ensure production goals, efficiency, reliability, and gas purity.
• Review performance, trends, and equipment status to optimize operations.
• Lead troubleshooting for upsets, equipment failures, and supply issues.
• Oversee analytical equipment performance at Customer Use Point meeting semiconductor-grade requirements.
• Serve as liaison between plant operations, engineering, and customer technical teams.
• Support audits, quality reviews, and incident investigations with customer reps.
• Maintain QA, PSI, variance, maintenance, and compliance records.
• Collaborate with maintenance, reliability, and engineering to plan outages and projects.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Troubleshooting

DCS/PLC

Instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DCS/PLC systems

Instrumentation

Job description

• You will oversee operations at an Air Separation Gas Plant supplying high-purity gases to a semiconductor customer
• Lead, coach, and develop analytical, instrumentation, electrical, and operations Technicians
• Schedule and assign work to ensure adequate coverage and operational continuity
• Promote a strong culture of safety, compliance, accountability, and operational excellence
• And you will coordinate daily activities across the control room, field operations, and Customer Use Point building
• Ensure production goals are met while maintaining efficiency, reliability, and gas purity standards
• Review plant performance, operating trends, and equipment status to optimize operations
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for plant upsets, equipment failures, and customer supply issues
• Further, you will oversee analytical equipment performance at the Customer Use Point building and ensure semiconductor-grade requirements are met
• Serve as a liaison between plant operations, engineering, and customer technical teams
• Support audits, quality reviews, and incident investigations with customer representatives
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, environmental permits, quality requirements, and company policies
• You will also maintain accurate QA, PSI, variance, maintenance, and compliance records
• Collaborate with maintenance, reliability, and engineering teams to plan outages, inspections, and projects

What makes you great

• Youwill bring a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering with three to five years ofexperience, or five to ten years of relevant plant operations experience withproven management capability
• You shall have strong knowledge of analyzers and sampling systems, control room systems (DCS/PLC), and field operations
• Knowledge of air separation or similarcomplex process control systems, industrial instrumentation, and generalmaintenance of compressors and related equipment
• Experience with quality systems, safety programs and regulatory compliance
• Demonstrated ability to lead troubleshooting and problem-solving activities
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills along with theability to read and revise engineering drawings such as piping andinstrumentation diagrams and schematic wiring diagrams
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor, and develop a multi-skilled workforce
• You have strong communication skills to coordinate with internal teams, contractors and customers
• Ability to work in a 24/7 production environment with occasional off-hours support as required
• Proficient with computers, Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft applications, process control systems, and maintenance and compliance documentation, with strong communication skills across teams
• You are recognized for being dependable, honest, safety‑focused, andself‑directed with the ability to plan work, manage projects, and maintainhigh standards of quality control

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.

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

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 Inc. 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.