Senior Plant Manager

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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW

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.

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• Travel: 5% annual

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life including Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D and Disability Insurance.

• Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.

• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match Tuition Assistance Paid Holidays Vacation and Sick time.

• Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment

As the Senior Plant Manager you are responsible for the overall production operations for Airgas Dry Ice in Star position will report directly to the Regional Manager. The highest priority for this role is to be a people-first leader. This includes hiring and training the right people engaging them to function as a team and weaving safety into every action we take. This position alongside leadership will be responsible for driving the Airgas Safety culture.

You must have expertise in the implementation training and execution of lean manufacturing practices Visual Facility Management 5S materials usage and shipping and receiving as well as capacity planning safety production and scheduling.

You will provide leadership throughout the production team with a focus on increased attention to the proactive identification of future challenges problem resolution to facilitate rapid improvements and improved working relationships among the entire organization.

Specific Job Responsibilities:
Ensure quality of products is maintained at a high level and in accordance with company policy and regulations.
Responsible for planning implementing and overseeing facility and employee safety. Leads and/or supports management in investigating safety incidents and developing measures to prevent recurrences.
Adjust resources to meet production schedules through capacity planning and machine utilization. Analyze production schedules to run efficiently as possible.
Partner with onsite management team to develop and implement measures to improve production methods. Communicate employee staffing needs dependent upon product volume requirements.
Partner with onsite management team to communicate and facilitate performance management coaching and documented accountability protocols for production staff.
Develop and maintain audit cadence to make sure all Airgas manufacturing policies 5S workplace organization and overall health of the facility is consistently prioritized.
Partner with the maintenance team regarding off peak/low impact scheduling for preventative and repair downtime of production equipment.

Are you a MATCH

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree or High School diploma with formal technical
  training considered in conjunction with extensive relevant experience.

• Minimum of 10 years experience in a supervisory role of more than 15 production personnel in an industrial environment. This experience should include leading managers supervisors and front-line production personnel.

• Ability to lead communicate and operate alongside a workforce ranging in skill level from temporary talent front line employees various levels of management and senior
  leadership.

• A firm belief in providing exceptional customer service with a strong commitment to company values and building a healthy organization through talent management and people development is an essential quality to be able to successfully fill this role.
• Flexibility to maintain a Facility operating on a 24/7 schedule.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule to meet production requirements and customer expectations; available for on-call as needed.
• Must be able to stand on hard surfaces for prolonged periods of time
• Must be able to safely lift push and pull up to 60 lbs.

• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Knowledge of use of computerized management systems

• Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in related field of work

• Process reliability and/or project engineering background

Work Environment
30% of the time in an office/administrative setting.
70% of the time actively in the plant to be available engaged and supervising the production/maintenance team.
Plant environment is an unconditioned work space (i.e. warm in summer cool in winter).
Hazards require the use of personal protective equipment (i.e. hard hat safety glasses hearing protection and safety shoes). Dry ice is extremely cold and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.

Benefits

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 short-term and long-term disability life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) pre-tax commuter transportation benefit parental leave vacation sick time floating holidays jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.

Additionally we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for eligible employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas we are committed to building a 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.

About Airgas

Airgas an Air Liquide company is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial medical and specialty gases as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18000 associates Airgas fosters a culture of safety customer success sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide a world leader in gases technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66500 employees Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team you play an important role in the success of your team making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and turn youll find a welcoming workplace where youre valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas 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

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