Site Manager- Membrane Solutions

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. Air Products is seeking a dynamic and transformational Site Manager to lead our Membrane Solutions manufacturing facility in St.

Louis, Missouri. This role serves as the senior on‑site leader with full accountability for safety, operational performance, organizational effectiveness, and long‑term site success within a complex manufacturing environment.

• Safety, Compliance & Operational Integrity

  Champion a strong safety‑first culture and ensure compliance with all environmental, health, and safety regulations and company standards. Drive accountability for safe execution across all site operations, maintenance activities, and contractor work. Ensure operational discipline and reinforce behaviors that support a proactive and sustainable safety culture. Lead by example in promoting risk identification, prevention, and continuous safety improvement.

• Operations Leadership & Site Performance

  Lead all aspects of manufacturing operations across a complex, multi‑product production environment. Deliver production, quality, customer delivery, and operational performance targets while maintaining high standards of reliability and efficiency. Balance day‑to‑day operational execution with longer‑term strategic priorities and site initiatives. Establish clear performance expectations and drive accountability across the organization to ensure consistent execution and results. Utilize operational metrics and data‑driven decision‑making to improve productivity, throughput, and overall site performance.
  
  Transformational Leadership and Operational Excellence by implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

• Transformational Leadership & Organizational Development

  Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary manufacturing organization. Drive organizational effectiveness by strengthening leadership capability, talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement. Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement throughout the site. Lead through change and transformation by aligning teams around business priorities and operational excellence initiatives. Coach and develop leaders to improve decision‑making, accountability, communication, and execution.
  
  Create an environment where teams are empowered to solve problems, improve processes, and drive sustainable results.

• Capital Projects & Site Growth

  Lead and support the execution of site capital projects, operational upgrades, and facility improvements. Ensure projects are delivered safely, effectively, and with minimal disruption to ongoing operations. Partner closely with engineering, maintenance, supply chain, and business stakeholders to support site growth and future capability expansion. Support strategic investments that improve capacity, reliability, productivity, and operational scalability.

• Financial & Operational Discipline

  Drive cost management, operational efficiency, and productivity improvements across the site. Ensure disciplined execution of budgets, resource allocation, and operational priorities. Identify opportunities to improve financial performance while maintaining operational reliability and customer satisfaction. Lead initiatives focused on waste reduction, process optimization, and sustainable operational improvements.

• Reliability & Continuous Improvement

  Ensure high levels of equipment reliability, uptime, and manufacturing consistency. Lead continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes, systems, and workflows. Promote a culture focused on problem‑solving, root cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions. Leverage Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies to improve site performance.

• Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership Presence

  Partner effectively…