Job Description

Air Liquide in Spain was founded in 1909 and today is made up of a dynamic team working in industry and healthcare throughout the country.

We offer gas, equipment and services for a variety of industries: from oil and gas, automotive, metal fabrication to chemical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, food and beverage and healthcare. Our local projects confirm the Group's commitment to developing innovative solutions that promote the energy transition, including hydrogen energy.

As a market leader, we aim to create value by offering cutting-edge solutions. We are committed to ensuring that our customers receive the best and most cost-effective performance from our products and services and that our patients receive the best quality of care. In today's competitive and ever-changing markets, it is the added value we offer our customers that makes the vital difference.

ES10062-ESPANA AIR LIQUIDE IBÉRICA DE GASES, S.L.U.The LI Production Manager is responsible for the production´s output according to customer consumption, in close collaboration with the End to End Optimisation Center and in compliance with quality, safety, and environment regulations.
He/She animates and manages the production team in order to improve site performance (safety and process safety, plant reliability, energy consumption), notably by putting the proximity maintenance under control solving technical and improving process control (safety, reliability & efficiency).
He/She ensures coordination with the other teams (Industrial / Maintenance teams, End to End Optimisation Center , Business Development / Energy teams, Performance teams, HQSE teams and any other key stakeholders for Primary Production Operations).

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

1. Supervision of plant operations

• Ensure availability of production equipment and compliance with standards and regulation.
• Organize production according to customer requirements in close collaboration with , in coordination with other involved teams (Industrial / Maintenance teams, End to End Optimisation Center ( SIBO), Business Development / Energy teams, Performance teams, HSE teams and any other jey stakeholders for Primary Production Operations) to achieve the targets at Facility Level.
• Propose and implement, in collaboration with the End to End Optimisation Center ( SIBO) and industrial Management experts, improvements to both process efficiency and reliability.

2. Organization & Team Coordination

• Coordinates the local operating and maintenance technicians team.
• Optimize business operations by adjusting resources allocation to meet current needs, establish working schedules.
• Propose new working methods to improve business efficiency as part of a continuous improvement process.

3. Coordination of proximity maintenance process

• Lead the site´s proximity maintenance, in collaboration with the Regional Maintenance Manager and Procurement Department.
• Ensure implementation of the proximity maintenance program and budget.
• Ensure deployment and compliance with Large Industries´ best practices and proximity maintenance alerts.
• Participate in the organization of maintenance shutdowns.

4. Delegation

• May take over the delegation of the Primary Production Facility Manager during his/her absences, and may take part in management on-call duty.

Are you a MATCH?

1. Bachelor degree in engineering
2. 10 to 15 years´experience ( significant operational or technical experience in general)

3. Fluent in English

CORE SKILLS:Plant operation; Process; Process Control (DCS, PLC, control strategy); Maintenance tools & methods; Labour law & social regulation; Industrial sites regulations; IMS knowledge & applicable standards.

SOFT SKILLS:Team Management; Transversal & Interfaces Management; Management of priorities, steering of activities, decision making; Leadership & assertiveness; Trouble-shooting, problem solving; Resilience to pressure & stress, Communication skills; Organized & rigorous; Commitment to safety & reliability; Customer oriented (internal /external).

Internal communication aimed at employees already hired by the Company, in compliance with the AL AIR LIQUIDE ESPAÑA, S.A., and AIR LIQUIDE IBERICA DE GASES, S.L.U. Collective Agreement (Art. 12)

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.