How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Safety Leadership: Exercise proactive leadership by staying current on workplace safety matters, understanding operational hazards, and ensuring appropriate resources are deployed to eliminate or minimise risks.

• Operational Integrity & Efficiency: Lead the safe, reliable, and continuous operation of the ASU (Air Separation Unit). Collaborate with the Primary Production support team and other relevant teams to develop and implement plant efficiency programs and reliability improvements.

• HSEQ Compliance: Guarantee the implementation of processes for reporting notifiable incidents, consulting with workers, and ensuring that health and safety representatives receive their training entitlements.

• Management & Quality Systems: Lead site management reviews and deploy the regional roadmap. Collaborate on the Management of Change (MOC) procedure and ensure all Operating Manuals and SOPs are updated and accessible.

• People Management & Qualification: Set clear annual objectives aligned with Primary Production initiatives. Conduct annual reviews and take responsibility for the qualification of the site team through On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Learning platforms.

• Stakeholder & Facility Leadership: Serve as the primary focal point for customers, and regulatory bodies. Coordinate daily maintenance and repairs to ensure uninterrupted supply.

• Financial & Innovative Contribution: Apply strategies to reduce operational costs and track performance improvement projects. Engage with support team experts to follow up on new ideas and innovative modes of operation.

Are you a MATCH?

• Education: Degree in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering or Similar

• Preferred Professional Experience: 5+ Years of experience in industrial gasses with focus on running operations. 

• Preferred Technical Knowledge: Understanding of ASU processes to fulfill WHS due diligence and regulatory obligations.

• Talent Developer: A mentor who can review competencies, propose training plans, and foster a culture of continuous technical improvement across the site team.

• Safety Champion: A visible leader who ensures every worker is qualified and every hazard is mitigated, prioritising compliance as a key component of our social license to operate.

• Must have a valid permanent NZ working rights.

We OFFER

• Full-time permanent role based in Otahuhu, Auckland

• Comprehensive Southern Cross Health Insurance for you and your family

• Life insurance

• Annual salary increase based on performance

• Long-term career development opportunities locally and/or internationally

• Opportunities to undertake interesting and challenging work within Air Liquide’s global business 

• Culturally-diverse environment 

• Access to Air Liquide’s discount platform with over 350 retailers

About Air Liquide
 

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

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.