Lead Plant Operator
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Location:
Hopewell VA Filling industrial DryiceHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROWIf youre looking for dry ice youll find it with Airgas. As the largest supplier of dry ice Airgas has established a series of production plants across the nation to develop a secure source supply. Distribution Branches are located in strategic locations throughout the country to provide service to key industries including universities and labs. Quality reliability and service are the key drivers that enable Airgas to grow with organizations who depend on dry ice and cold shipping supplies.
Airgas Dry Ice is hiring a Lead Plant Operator in Hopewell VA to provide direct supervision of labor and daily management of the dry ice production operation.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises the safe startup shutdown and efficient operation of the ice plant.
Coordinates with local branch to ensure production resources (labor materials and equipment) match production demand.
Communicates operational status on a continual basis to the Plant and Branch Managers.
Interviews and hires new production associates.
Completes written evaluations and annual reviews of production associates.
Leads trains and disciplines production associates to ensure compliance with Airgas policies and procedures.
Tracks supply inventories to ensure that proper materials are onhand for production needs.
Knows and complies with all safety and quality policies and procedures.
Identifies and facilitates the correction of all safety hazards and quality deficiencies.
Operates a forklift on an occasional basis to meet production needs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
70 of the time within an unconditioned work space (i.e. warm in summer cool in winter).Hazards required the use of personal protective equipment (i.e. hardhat safety glasses hearing protection and safety shoes).Dry ice is extremely cold and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.
30 of the time in an office setting (i.e. desk/computer station.
Oncall and shift work required.
Are you a MATCH
EDUCATION:
Associates degree preferred.(High School diploma considered in conjunction with extensive relevant experience).
EXPERIENCE:
Three 3 years experience in a supervisory role of more than 10 production personnel in an industrial environment.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
Selfstarter able to effectively supervise work teams to meet the production demands.
Decision making to execute company policies and plant procedures.
Organizational skills to facilitate inventory management personnel files and time management.
Discipline associates in a fair and professional manner.
Very good written and verbal skills and the ability to complete basic reports.
Higher level math skills (beyond add subtract multiply divide) to provide input for budgets cost control and inventory.
Comfortable with computer systems and software packages such as Microsoft Word Excel and email.
Knowledgeable in operating ice plant equipment (block press saws packaging pelletizers valves etc..
MENTAL DEMANDS
Function safely in a noisy environment with safe but elevated levels of CO2 vapor present in the facility.Supervise a floor production staff of 10 people in the same environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Essential job function requires occasional lifting and manipulation of dry ice blocks ranging in weight from 5 50 pounds each
We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision plans vacation sick time floating holidays and paid holidays for fulltime employees.
We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.
Additionally we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
Your differences enhance our performance
At Airgas we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their race gender sexual orientation religion disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
Equal Employment Opportunity Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic.
Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Companys written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.
Airgas an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact us by email at .
Employment Type
Full-Time
