Site Manager at Air Products in Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Site Manager Location: Shanghai, China At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world. Reimagine What’s Possible Purpose Shanghai Haishen bulk gas station consists of TN550+GOX&L480+ including LOX, LAR, LCO2, He H2 production in Shanghai. To assist the cluster manager focus on plant EH&S target, operation excellence, maintenance management, team development and build the plant technical capability through support coordination from regional OTS and function. Nature and Scope This position will be reporting to and assist the cluster manager in directing all aspects of the day-to-day operation, including leading a team of 17 operators and working with the regional maintenance team in executing maintenance activities for the plants. The successful candidate is expected to build strong relationships with regional support teams, customer and contractors as well as look for opportunities to improve and optimize the efficiency of the plants Assist the cluster manager in management of plant activities to achieve safety and quality objectives to established standards and global best practices, ensure customer satisfaction in safety, product supply reliability & quality, continuous improvement and operational costs effectiveness. Assist the cluster manager in leading and teaching AP safety policies / procedures, provides AP safety standards, facilitates safety improvement plans, A primary responsibility of this position is safety of all operations personnel. The position facilitae planning,organizing,auditing and follow up, to build AP safety culture in ASU operation. As key contact window with customer, the primary responsibility of this position is to represent AP in timely communications with customers on operational matters and following customers’ communication and issue escalation protocols. Coordinate with site team and relevant internal and external resources for resolution of any issues. The successful candidate is expected to build strong relationships with regional support teams and contractors as well as looking for opportunities to improve and optimize the efficiency and cost management of the plants. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Assist Site Manager in effectively deploys and leads plant resources to ensure a safe, quality product and to achieve targeted supply reliability, budget, productivity and efficiency. Meet relevant key performance indicators, performance indicators, comply with contracture requirements and on-stream guarantees. Act as Site Manager during his absence from site. As key contact window with customer, interface, communicate and coordinate with customers in all operational matters, customers’ requests, any scheduled / un-scheduled outages / supply changes / product quality, etc. Have responsibility to acquire all the necessary  Permits and License from Operation side, work close with EPO and GR, lead to develop related documents  for application permits and license; trace all the necessary permits and license status, ensure all the permits and license are valid  and not overdue. As the main contact with local government, keep good relationship and communication with local Safety Regulation, Quality Regulation, Security Regulation, Operation data Regulation and other regulation bureaus, acquire updated information from local bureaus and take lead to improve site condition. As site production quality officer, implement quality management system, work close with QA department and build up ISO system at plant, periodically audit plant production data, find the gaps and take action to improve production quality following up ISO policy. Interface with support resources (i.e. PPE, OTS, E&M and Supply Chain) in driving plant operations efficiency, productivity and meeting customers’ expectations. Work close with maintenance team, periodically review plant maintenance task and result, ensure every task should be completed with correct way in time; periodically review maintenance cost, ensure maintenance cost are reasonable, find the chance to reduce maintenance cost. Work with function team to develop the plant TAR plan and cooperate on all activities execution. Implement operation discipline at site, periodically audit the implementation status for site operation team, find the weakness and take action to improve site condition. Keep abreast with latest technological developments in operations and applications of industrial gaseous. Assist the Plant Manager to supervise, train, motivate plant personnel on proper plant operations including familiarity in customer’s culture and expectations. Work close with project and PPO, trace all the warranty items, punchlist, DHR, OPHR, etc, ensure all the open items should be closed in time with correct ways. Manage all the contractors activities who work at site, ensue all the contractors following up AP EH&S policy and local national laws; termly audit contractor BSP book and activities, find the gaps and take action to improve contractors management. Any other duties as assigned. JOB REQUIREMENTS Bachelor degree in Chemical engineering major or intermediate title/Registered Safety Engineer. More than 5 years working experience in plant operations with experience in gas, petrochemical, semiconductor or related industries. Wide technical knowledge in ASU operations and engineering, Hands of experience in operations and maintenance and thorough troubleshooting on equipment installed in the facility. Preferably in 3 years in supervisory and site management role with extensive coordinating experience in a cross functional team environment. Strong leadership, interpersonal, communications skills and customer focus. Ability to handle level communication with customer and flexibility to manage complex issues and changes. Skills to hire, supervise, train, evaluate and develop people resources. Fluent oral English and good written English. We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future. At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.