HYCO Supervisor

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities. Reimagine What’s Possible  ​The HYCO Shift Supervisor is accountable for managing and supervising the operations staff which include Boardman, Lead Operators and Field Operators for the facility having two HYCO Steam Methane Reformer, one Off-Gas PSA facility & Hydrogen Import Pipeline Facility. The HYCO Shift Supervisor will manage the day-to-day shift operations which include daily customer production meetings, insuring daily operational targets are achieved, interfacing with the Maintenance and Engineering teams to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the site. The HYCO Shift Supervisor will be responsible to ensure the Operations staff is properly trained to support the operations in addition to the incumbent execute daily tasks which include preparing and implementing safety work permits, LOTO, complete operations preventative maintenance activities, and assist the maintenance and engineering teams in preparing and executing corrective maintenance activities. This position is an extension of the operating team and is expected to engage in all plant operations and ensure tasks performed safely. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: Safety: - Provide & maintain a safe work environment. Demonstrate leadership with all company & industry safe work processes to prevent injuries. Technical: - Provide direction to the staff of the HYCO Steam Methane Reformer unit and ancillary equipment as prescribed by the Work Instruction Procedures. Operate the unit when required. - Provide direction & guidance based on technical feedback from Assistant Site Manager, Site Manager, Engineering and Maintenance for troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and test activities. - Provide Operations support, guidance & lead the team during the startups, shutdowns and emergencies of the plants. Maintain accurate document control and monitor quality assurance initiatives. - Provide Operations guidance to ensure safety, reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems. - Provide Operations input for scheduled outages to ensure contractual requirements are achieved - Manage plant production efficiently based on data driven decisions to ensure safety and reliability targets are met to achieve maximum profitable. - Work closely with Shift Team, Assistant Site Manager, Site Manager, Maintenance Team and Engineering team to ensure production targets are achieved in his shift, plant running at optimum energy efficiency and safely. Operations: - Ensure the safety of all operations personnel by utilizing the APQ Basic Safety Practice program, which includes Safety Work Permits, LOTO, Confined Space, etc. The position facilitates planning, organizing, auditing, and follow-up, to build the Air Products safety culture into the APQ. - Ensure all Environmental Regulatory requirements are met. - Ensure compliance to all CM, PM tasks. - Support and prepare for Shutdown Planning and Turnaround Planning. - Ensure Air Products and APQ standards, and global best practices for EH&S, productivity, reliability, quality, and overall customer services are met - Meet the customer’s satisfaction on safety, reliability, product quality, and flexibility on product supply. - Build the plant technical capability through support coordination from Assistant Site Manager, Site Manager, Maintenance Team and Engineering team. - Provide coaching and motivation to the operations team to achieve operational excellence and customer satisfaction. - Develop, train, and promote top performing personnel who achieve success through teams, customer and employee focused, foster open communication, performance driven, and results oriented. - Establish & maintain close working relationships with engineering and maintenance personnel to continuously monitor & evaluate plant systems & equipment through a Plant Process Advisory Model. - Provide operations support and participate / lead incident investigations and Root Cause Analysis. Identify & implement sustainable corrective action(s). - Act as the Single Point of Contact when dealing with internal issues of the HYCO units, representing APQ and coordinating internal resources. Provide timely progress updates to the customer. - Facilitate attainment of operations excellence and customer satisfaction via operations productivity, reliability, quality, cost reduction, services, continuous improvements, and meeting of budgets. - Maintain a relationship with the customer’s counterparts from other Refinery U

Lead and supervise operations staff for the HYCO plant (two HYCO Steam Methane Reformer units, one Off-Gas PSA facility, and Hydrogen Import Pipeline Facility). Manage day-to-day shift operations, participate in daily production meetings, and ensure operational targets are met while interfacing with Maintenance and Engineering for safe, reliable plant performance. Ensure staff training for safe operations, prepare and implement safety work permits (LOTO, confined space, etc.), oversee preventative maintenance activities, and support corrective maintenance with maintenance and engineering. Provide guidance during startups, shutdowns, and emergencies; maintain document control and QA; ensure safety, reliability, maintainability of equipment, and optimized energy usage. Coordinate with shift team, Assistant Site Manager, Site Manager, Maintenance, and Engineering to achieve production targets and customer satisfaction. Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses, implement corrective actions, and act as single point of contact for internal issues related to HYCO units. Support shutdown planning and turnaround activities, uphold APQ and global EH&S, productivity, reliability, quality, and cost objectives; foster staff development, performance-driven culture, and strong internal/external relationships.