Job Description

Job Overview:

Responsible for directly supervising the day to day operations of an entirely remote technician workforce, at assigned production facilities in Eastern NY and the New England area. Required to ensure that operational business objectives are met in a safe and environmentally compliant manner. Oversees budget, reliability, compliance, quality and safety programs for assigned area and possesses above average project management skills to complete planned maintenance outages and unplanned equipment failures.

Located: Albany, NY (Eastern NY and the New England area)

SCOPE

Responsible for the required activities that fulfill business and customer requirements. Supervise employee and operational performance; meet established quality, productivity and cost objectives while ensuring adherence to safety and compliance programs. Supervise improvement initiatives in the areas of project management, quality assurance, on-time delivery and customer satisfaction. Must be able to interpret and comprehend technical manuals, process and instrumentation diagrams.  In addition, the candidate must be computer literate and have strong interpersonal skills.  Other responsibilities include administration duties to support plant operations.   Must be able to learn and perform in a fast-paced environment. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

In addition to being able to sit, stand, walk, read, talk, and hear, to perform the essential functions of this job an individual must be able to do the following additional activities: Regularly sit in front of a computer for extended periods; occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Travel to national and/or global Praxair offices and production facilities as necessary. Accommodations will be made if they are reasonable, do not create an undue hardship, and will enable an individual with a disability to safely perform the essential job functions. Travel could be as high as 50 %.  The position requires the incumbent to be on-call and available to work weekends.  Candidate would also be required to live in or move to the New England area or within reasonable distance from regional plants.  Other locations will be considered on a case by case bases.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Provide leadership for day to day operation, exercising supervision over technical, production, maintenance and/or other staff.
Recruit, select, orient and train new employees; oversee performance of contracted work as required.
Resolve workflow problems and conflicts by analyzing impediments and organizing work to maximize use of personnel and material resources.
Utilize project management skills to ensure completion of area productivity opportunities and large maintenance events, both planned and unplanned.
Ensure employee adherence to and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and Safety policy requirements.  
Identify issues and lead improvement plans in production processes, shift schedules, overtime levels, training, etc.
Manage and escalate as required, equipment, product quality and delivery issues.
Manage employee performance by setting expectations, providing guidance, feedback, and development for career progression and performance improvement.

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.

Qualifications:

Associates degree or equivalent experience
5+ years operations experience
Good communication skills
Computer skills; Word, Excel, Power point, Online databases