Director of Operations

Director of Operations Non-Electronics - West Region, LGUS

Are you an experienced leader passionate about operational excellence, strategic planning, and delivering results? Join Linde as the Regional ASU Operations Director for the West Region of LGUS, where you'll oversee production, distribution, and maintenance across multiple ASU plants. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to take ownership of regional operations, optimize processes, and lead teams toward achieving ambitious business objectives in a safe and compliant environment.

Position Overview:

As the Director of operations non-electronics, you will define priorities, plans, and objectives for manufacturing and distribution across multiple plants and West geographies. You'll leverage your expert knowledge of operations and deep understanding of Linde's business strategy to ensure flawless execution and drive performance at both regional and national levels. Collaboration, strategic foresight, and operational discipline will be key as you work within a dynamic environment to meet safety, environmental, and financial goals. This position is responsible for all non-electronics air separation facilities, distribution activities, liquid hydrogen generation, and 3 steam methane absorbers within the West Region of the United States. The Operations Director in the West Region of Linde leads a team of operations personnel across a wide spread of technical and leadership skills. This person must be agile and able to work with ambiguity, the nature of operations means priorities shift quickly so you must be able to quickly move between tasks without losing momentum.

Why Join Us?

At Linde, we believe leadership is about empowering teams to innovate, solve challenges, and deliver results. As a seasoned operations leader, you'll have strategic independence to make impactful decisions while working closely with senior and executive management to achieve operational excellence. With a focus on continuous improvement and achieving organizational goals, you'll also have the opportunity to build and motivate diverse teams with your leadership and communication expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Regional ASU Operations Director, you'll lead with confidence, focusing on:

• Setting the standard and directing your team to be in compliance with all Safety and environmental rules and regulations, both corporate and governmental.

• Ensuring all plants are in compliance are in compliance with the Linde quality system at all times.

• Directing teams to flawlessly execute operational requirements and implement process improvements.

• Developing and managing operational plans that align with complex business objectives.

• Acting as the primary interface to coordinate cross-departmental activities and commitments.

• Managing response strategies and ensuring effective communication plans are implemented.

• Establishing goals, promoting decision-making, delegating responsibilities, and overcoming challenges.

• Working with the region productivity team to identify and complete productivity projects (six sigma, lean, cost reduction, and soft savings) to meet your assigned goal.

• Achieving plant and product supply reliability goals while developing action plans to address performance deficiencies.

• Recruiting, training, coaching, and conducting performance reviews for team members to build a cohesive, high-performing management team.

• Managing budgets, monitoring P&L performance, and influencing financial outcomes through strategic planning and execution.

• Collaborating across levels of the organization to build alignment and ensure the achievement of shared goals.

Qualifications:

We're looking for a driven leader with extensive operational experience and a proven track record of building high-performing teams. For this role, you'll bring:

• A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience.

• 10+ years of operational experience in manufacturing, distribution, or similar functions.

• 5+ years in plant management, with demonstrated success leading complex operations.

• Demonstrated technical abilities in plant operations.

• Proven leadership, team-building, and decision-making skills paired with the ability to motivate and inspire diverse teams.

• Strong understanding of P&L management and the ability to influence financial results within budgetary constraints.

• Focus on operational reliability and efficiency, paired with exceptional planning and execution skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to act as a trusted leader across all levels of the organization.

About Linde:

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 and protect our planet.

Culture:

At Linde, we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new thoughts and ideas, encourages growth and development, celebrates our differences, and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse, ever-increasing pool of global talent.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.

Benefits:

Linde Gases US 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.

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