Productivity Specialist

Productivity Specialist

Linde Inc.

Tonawanda, NY, United States | req31641

What you will enjoy doing:

Lead productivity initiatives and projects that deliver significant cost savings and operational improvements.

Identify and prioritize productivity opportunities across Air Separation, CO2, and Standard Plants operations.

Partner with Production, Distribution, and Business teams to improve efficiency and performance.

Drive change management initiatives and build support for continuous improvement efforts.

Accountable for achieving annual regional cost savings targets of approximately 6%.

Lead multiple Lean Six Sigma projects of varying complexity each year.

Align continuous improvement activities with regional business goals and strategies.

Collaborate with business leaders to identify, scope, and charter productivity projects.

Evaluate risks, develop mitigation plans, and recommend productivity solutions.

Influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders without direct management authority.

Identify and implement best practices to improve productivity, efficiency, and overall performance.

Monitor industry trends and benchmarks to recommend process, tool, and methodology enhancements.

Mentor and coach Green Belts on Lean Six Sigma tools and project execution.

Conduct plant reviews, including operational and financial assessments, to identify improvement opportunities.

Serve as a trusted advisor and internal consultant to productivity leaders and project teams.

Travel regularly to plant sites throughout the East Region.

What makes you great:

You have 5+ years of experience in business, project management, or operations.

Bachelor's degree required.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to aggregate, analyze, and synthesize data for informed decision-making.

Ability to build effective relationships across different levels, functions, cultures, and geographic locations.

Comfortable influencing stakeholders and driving change without direct authority.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to deliver concise and persuasive messages.

Ability to travel up to 10%.

Why you will love working with us:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 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, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're 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.

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day! Pay commensurate with experience. Open to salary range $90,000 - $132,000.

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. Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.