Production Manager

BOC, a member of Linde PLC, is known as one of the world leaders in gases, engineering and healthcare. We develop safe, sustainable and innovative solutions for customers in many specialty sectors, heavy industry and medical environments. For more than a century, the companys gases and expertise have contributed to advances in industry and everyday life, including steelmaking, refining, chemical processing, environmental protection, wastewater treatment, welding and cutting, food processing and distribution, glass production, electronics and health care. Are you ready to step into a role that requires both a degree in engineering and hands-on experience in plant operations? As a Production Manager, you''ll be at the heart of ensuring our plants run safely and efficiently. Your expertise will be crucial in working with teams and contractors to meet our goals, while maintaining high standards of safety and quality. This position welcomes diverse perspectives and is part of a team that values inclusion and equity. What you will enjoy doing Lead daytoday operations of multiple remote and metropolitan onsite production facilities. Ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operation of all plants. Oversee plant startups, shutdowns, troubleshooting, and abnormal operations. Respond rapidly to operational issues, coordinating resources to minimise customer and business impact. Lead, coach, and develop a team of Plant Technicians and contractors. Collaborate with logistics, ROC operators, engineering, and other internal teams to ensure seamless operations. Act as a key point of escalation for customer supply issues and operational disruptions. Manage the maintenance system (CMMS), including work planning, scheduling, job closure, and record accuracy. Lead site safety programs, including PTW, JSA, risk reviews, inductions, and contractor management. What makes you great Bachelors degree in engineering, operations, or equivalent experience in industrial production environments. 5+ years experience in plant operations, with at least 3 years in leadership roles. Strong mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation aptitude. Demonstrated experience in maintenance planning, CMMS systems, and reliability improvement. Proven ability to lead autonomous teams across multiple sites. Strong problemsolving, troubleshooting, and decisionmaking capability. Experience with industrial safety systems (PTW, risk assessments, MHF compliance). Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work flexibly and respond to afterhours operational issues. Why you will love working with us At Linde we identify ourselves with our products either working for the technical or medical gases business. Being a company with a long tradition in the gases business, we not only care about our customers and high-quality products, but most importantly about our employees. While working with us, expect a safe workplace, high safety standards and a true commitment from our managers to safety. What we offer you! At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If youre 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. Our people have the opportunity to thrive and excel. We provide a wide range of training programmes to enhance career development, with a potential for overseas opportunities. We also have a variety of employee appreciation programs to recognise solo and collaborative team efforts. At BOC we understand and respect a work/life balance, and that''s why we have introduced initiatives such as generous parental leave, flexible working arrangements and KiwiSaver benefits. We are also firmly enthusiastic and involved when it comes to the community as well as our partner charities with organisations such as Road Safety Education and Child Cancer Foundation Have we inspired you? Lets talk about it So, what are you waiting for? The opportunity is yours. Are you ready to take the lead? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, resume, relevant certificates and / or licenses) via our online job market. In order to apply, you must have full work rights in Australia.

Created: 2026-02-28