SPO Operations Supervisor

Linde Inc.

Minnesota, United States | req
29061

• Supervise daily plant operations and maintenance to achieve production targets safely, reliably, and in compliance with environmental regulations
• Lead and develop operations and maintenance personnel through scheduling, training, coaching, and performance management
• Ensure strict adherence to safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements while monitoring plant performance and equipment reliability
• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance, manage plant startup, shutdown, and troubleshooting activities
• Analyze operating data, trends, and key performance indicators to drive improvements in plant efficiency and reliability
• Manage contractor activities, support budgeting and resource planning, and investigate incidents to implement corrective action

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in industrial maintenance, engineering and reliability activities, and must have demonstrated strong leadership capabilities.
• Key skills include communication, interpersonal relationships, facilitation, influencing, negotiating and the ability to work within a matrix organization.
• Successful candidate must be able to develop others and foster diverse relationships throughout the organization.
• Must have a detailed understanding of equipment and overall plant manufacturing processes.
• Technical background preferred (Instrumentation/Electrical, Mechanical, Operations, etc.)
• In-depth understanding of mechanical and instrument equipment and their maintenance, mechanical integrity, and the inspection process.
• Requires familiarity with turnaround execution, maintenance programs, work processes and best practices.
• Must have technical competencies of troubleshooting, root cause failure analysis, general computer skills, work planning.
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities, drive issues to completion, and obtain results.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life‑saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Linde also delivers state‑of‑the‑art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Linde 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!

Pay commensurate with experience. Open to salary range $108,225 - $158,730.

We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.

Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,…