Associate Director Sh&E

About Linde:

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Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 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 and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.

Job Overview:

Preferably, this position will be based out of the Tempe office in Tempe, AZ. The candidate will report to the Vice President of the West Region and will have direct safety, health, and environmental responsibility for LGUS West Region business.

The successful applicant will be responsible for monitoring, training, implementing, and ensuring compliance with Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) regulatory requirements of OSHA Federal and State General and Construction Industry regulations, EPA, local and state safety regulations and Linde internal standards.

Job Purpose:

Collaborates with all levels of management to identify and correct potential safety and health hazards and environmental situations and provides compliance assurance from a strategic and tactical standpoint to the Business. Ensures the implementation of safe and environmentally compliant standard work practices. Assures compliance with organizational and government environmental, health and safety standards. Monitors organizational environmental, safety and health performance, and provides employee safety, health and environmental training and compliance tools.

Job Scope:

This Safety professional position applies advanced safety, health and environmental knowledge to ensure zero injuries, zero incidents, and zero environmental events throughout the Bulk, Onsite and HyCO business in the West Region in the areas of environmental, personnel safety at plants and on construction projects, operational process safety, and environmental in order to protect the health and safety of all company employees, as well as the surrounding communities and environments in which the company operates. Provides leadership, guidance, and assistance in the prevention/control of accidents and incidents.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Set and communicate the SH&E Strategic direction for the West Region Business to ensure strong safety and compliance performance.
• Develop and implement 5-year SH&E plans

o Develop SH&E Annual plan

o Drive development of the Annual Safety Kick off Presentation and meeting scheduling. Attend all meetings

o Determines when needed, develops and communicates procedure enhancements when necessary to prevent potential injuries and to meet industry practices

• Understand and communicate the potential impact on safety performance from human factors, behaviors, and risk tolerance
• Facilitate accident investigations including Root Cause Analysis for injuries/illnesses/key incidents and process safety events. Ensure all investigation team members are properly trained based on internal and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism standards (CFATS) related to chemical vulnerability information (CVI) and facility chemical top screens
• Agency interface for regulatory agencies such as OSHA, EPA, DHS, and TRRC. Resolve all issues related to regulatory compliance and/or permitting
• Provide regulatory interpretation of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 General Industry and 29 CFR 1926 Construction
• Provide interpretation on internal safety procedures and provides signature approval as required for such procedures as reclassification of a confined space
• Coordinate the near miss reporting process

o Based on trends or severity of near miss, ensure near miss communications are developed and shared as appropriate

• Ensures proper case management and reporting for all injuries
• Provide 24-hour notification to corporate for tier 1, tier2, and LWC events
• Interface with Linde Corporate SH&E and Linde Engineering on SH&E related issues
• Develop SH&E department budget, track and ensure budget is metDirect 8 SH&E Field Specialists providing support for operations and construction/project execution

Qualifications:

• BS Degree preferred; or 15 years relevant SH&E experience in the refining or chemical industry
• CSP or ability to achieve the CSP within 3 years
• Experience dealing and negotiating directly with regulatory agencies preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in all areas of safety, health, and environmental
• Effective communication and organization skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization, be customer focused, set positive example and drive change
• Travel 30% with overnight stays required.

At Linde, we strive to create a work environment that treats all employees with respect, supports new thoughts and ideas, encourages growth and development, celebrates our differences, and embraces inclusion. Linde is committed to remaining an employer of choice for the diverse, ever-increasing pool of global talent. To learn more, visit About Linde

We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, health, dental, disability, life insurance, 401(k) (with matching), and pension benefits.

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, 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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $157,000.00 - $173,580.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person