Associate Director, Productivity

What you will enjoy doing*

• You will lead and mentor a team of productivity specialists to maximize performance and deliver results
• Collaborate with senior management to set and align annual productivity targets with business objectives
• Drive Lean Six Sigma initiatives including value stream mapping, waste identification, and process optimization
• Develop and implement productivity training programs such as process owner training, yellow belt, and green belt certifications
• Champion digitalization efforts by developing tools, replicating best practices, and shaping digital strategies for productivity
• Facilitate idea generation through brainstorming sessions, lean events, and stakeholder collaboration to foster innovation
• Monitor production key performance indicators, analyze variances, and report progress to senior leadership
• Conduct site visits to support Lean Six Sigma events, project follow-ups, and training sessions
• Collaborate with Cost Reduction teams and Centers of Excellence to maximize synergies and achieve regional productivity goals

What makes you great

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management, or a related field
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to coach, mentor, and inspire diverse teams toward measurable outcomes
• Deep understanding of productivity disciplines, continuous improvement, and process optimization
• Experience applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies, with Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred
• Exceptional analytical skills to interpret data and make informed decisions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels
• Knowledge of business operations and financial drivers to align productivity efforts with organizational priorities
• Self-motivated and results-oriented mindset with a track record of delivering operational improvements
• Experience with statistical analysis and digital tools implementation to advance productivity methodologies
• Willingness to travel approximately 25% to support onsite initiatives and collaborate across teams

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!

Have we inspired you? Lets talk about it

We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.

Linde thanks all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview will be contacted.