Site Supervisor
Air Products · Granite City · $90,545–$125,670 (stated in the posting)
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
Air Products has an immediate opening for a Site Supervisor at our Granite City, IL facility. This role supports the Site Manager in ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations while providing front-line leadership to the operations and maintenance team and developing a comprehensive understanding of site operations.
The Granite City site consists of two Air Separation Units (ASUs), one Nitrogen Liquefier, one Pure Argon Purifier (PAR), associated pipelines serving offsite customers, and multiple large-volume liquid storage systems with pipeline backup and distribution capabilities.
The primary focus of this role is overseeing air separation plant operations, providing team leadership, driving operational excellence, and maintaining regulatory and operational records. The Site Supervisor will collaborate with operations, maintenance, logistics, and planning teams to support high standards of safety, reliability, productivity, and customer service.
What's In It for You:
At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and excellent benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Responsibilities:
- Support all aspects of day-to-day plant operations, including troubleshooting, operational oversight, reporting, and execution of maintenance and improvement initiatives.
- Provide direct supervision and leadership for shift operations personnel while promoting a strong safety culture and operational discipline.
- Ensure compliance with safety policies, Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, environmental regulations, and quality standards.
- Deliver and coordinate safety, environmental, operational, and quality training programs for operations personnel.
- Partner with operators and support teams to achieve production, reliability, efficiency, and cost-performance objectives.
- Identify equipment reliability and maintenance concerns; collaborate with maintenance personnel to develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support planning and logistics activities to optimize inventory management and ensure uninterrupted product supply to customers.
- Monitor operational performance indicators and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant safety, productivity, and reliability.
- Maintain accurate operational records, reports, and documentation in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
- Foster employee engagement, teamwork, accountability, and professional development across the operations organization.
Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or GED is required.
- Five years of operations/maintenance experience with strong Air Separation Unit (ASU) process knowledge preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety, environmental stewardship, quality performance, and employee involvement.
- Strong operating and maintenance experience in industrial manufacturing facilities, air separation plants, or other complex process operations.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop operations personnel.
- Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence programs.
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently and lead effectively in a fast-paced operating environment.
- Employees who have successfully completed the Career Development Program and completed the Supervisor Fundamentals Program are encouraged to apply.
Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans offer. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that veterans contribute and foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.
The expected pay range is $90,545- $125,670 plus bonus. This is the range that we reasonably expect to pay for this position as individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.
Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you’ll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.