Maintenance Supervisor
Air Products · La Porte, TX
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor reliability role at Air Products (chemicals) in La Porte, TX.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- SAP, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 145 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 54%
- PLC 33%
- Root cause 27%
- Welding 27%
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Stands out: this posting asks for New product launch, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Air Products in La Porte
1 other open role at this site.
- Maintenance Superintendent · Reliability · Supervisor
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Key Responsibilities
- ◆Supervise maintenance personnel performing work on DOT regulated equipment
- ◆Ensure compliance with applicable DOT regulations, including FMCSA , FRA, and HAZMAT standards
- ◆Oversee inspection, maintenance, and repair of the below, while maintaining a functional technician and guiding role.
- ◆Terminal equipment, including pump systems, underground storage tanks, fuel island, and building maintenance needs
- ◆Tractors, Micro Bulk units, Argon Rail cars, LOX, LAR, and LIN Cryogenic trailers, LHY trailers, and Bulk gas trailers
- ◆Manage preventive maintenance programs aligned with DOT and company
requirements
- ✓Ensure maintenance activities do not compromise DOT equipment operational safety or regulatory
requirements
- ✓Coordinate maintenance work to minimize down time of DOT regulated transportation equipment
- ✓Maintain accurate DOT compliant documentation, including:
- ✓Inspection and maintenance records
- ✓Training records
- ✓Track spending and work orders and report regularly to management
- ✓Participate in regular update meetings
- ✓Coordinate Near Miss and Event Management issues with Terminal Management
- ✓Support emergency response teams related to equipment failure, spills, or safety incidents
- ✓Lead contractor compliance with DOT safety and facility qualification
requirements
when vital
- ✓Participate in internal and external DOT audits and inspections when required
Qualifications
- ✓Knowledge of Air Products equipment strongly preferred/desired
- ✓High school diploma or GED required, degree/certification in diesel technology.
- ✓Minimum 3–5 years maintenance experience in a DOT regulated terminal, transportation, or industrial facility
- ✓Previous supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
- ✓Strong solid understanding of DOT, FMCSA, FRA, and OSHA regulations
- ✓HAZMAT awareness and incident response experience preferred.
- ✓CDL preferred.
- ✓Solid understanding of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and Cryo pumping systems
- ✓Cryogenic liquids and atmospheric gas product knowledge preferred.
- ✓Ability to read technical drawings, manuals, and maintenance documentation.
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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 Terminal Maintenance Supervisor supervises maintenance activities at a DOT‑regulated terminal to ensure technicians, facilities, equipment, and operations align with all applicable Department of Transportation (DOT), FMCSA, FRA, and OSHA regulations and Air Products Policies. This role ensures safe, compliant, and efficient terminal operations through proactive maintenance, staff supervision, and regulatory adherence.
What's In It for You
At Air Products we develop a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!
- •Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
- •401k with 100% vested company core and match
- •Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
- •Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks)
- •Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
- •Adoption assistance
- •Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- •Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
- •Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
- •EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- •Many more supplemental benefits available
Skills and Competencies
- •Experience/proficiency with computer maintenance management systems such as SAP, Fleetio, Atlas, and Agile Point software preferred
- •Ability to interpret and apply DOT regulations to maintenance operations
- •Strong leadership skills with excellent problem-solving capabilities
- •Effective communication and coordination skills
- •Excellent safety awareness and risk mitigation attitude
- •Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment
Join Air Products, where we proudly value the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans bring to the table. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we develop a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.
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.
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.
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