Plant Manager

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• Pay: $100,000/ yr

• 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 up to 14-week paid child birth benefits 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.

The Plant Manager supports and guides critical operations within the plant on a day-to-day basis and serves as the primary bridge for the location. This position collaborates with all associates engaged in middle management roles, administrative, production, distribution, driving, and repackaging compressed and liquid gases into cylinders. You will ensure work procedures align with production schedules, using your knowledge of machine and equipment capacities to pioneer efficient workflows. Ideally, you bring a mindful approach to the financial budget for the location, ensuring the plant remains aligned with the annual goals set forth on a monthly basis.

• We prioritize the commitment to company policies, including safety and the use of personal protective equipment.

• Ensure all injuries and accidents are thoughtfully investigated and reported within 24 hours. Participates and completes SHIELD training as required.

• Ensures safety rules are consistently upheld and that safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted, and documented to foster a secure environment.

• Operates and safely maintains equipment for distribution, pumping, or repackaging gases into cylinders while ensuring alignment with all federal, state, local, and company policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.

• Contributes to ensuring the plant is kept neat, clean, and orderly for the collective well-being of the team.

• Reviews production and distribution schedules to plan team capacity and requirements for the successful completion of assignments.

• Manages scheduling and coordinates overtime in the timekeeping system. We look for a leader who maintains hours within the established budget while managing attendance and time-off requests in a way that is consistent and equitable for the team.

• Provides supportive leadership to all levels of associates in the plant including; positive motivation and performance development, coaching, providing regular feedback, and fostering understanding of shared goals through regular team meetings.

• Welcomes, supports, and grows the necessary team within your plant to achieve positive collective results.

• Coordinates with other departments to ensure seamless connection with customer service requirements and expectations.

• Provides coaching and performance alignment promptly, ensuring that areas for development are identified, documented, and supported toward acceptable performance, or transitioned if necessary.

• Mentors new employees and encourages cross-training among associates to maintain production during personnel shortages. Supports associates at branches on scheduled delivery and automated branch replenishments of min/max cylinder requirements.

• Provides appropriate training to plant and branch personnel to ensure adequate and consistent production levels are meeting customer demands.

• Airgas associates are expected to act with care, adapt to our environment and engage to trust and grow - core tenets within the Be, Act, Engage framework of employee performance.

• All employees are expected to perform any reasonable work request that falls within the qualifications but not specifically described.

• Must be able to operate in a drug-free workplace.

• Experience and working knowledge of cylinder fill operations.

• Must be able to perform the duties of each position within the operations facility.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred with a Business Degree recommended.

• At least 3-5 years' experience in production planning, DOT, FDA, SMS, and cylinder maintenance.

• Experience using SAP or similar software systems is recommended.

• Ability to read and comprehend Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

• Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.

• Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.

The hourly base pay range for this position in Washington is $100,000 /yr. Please note that the hourly base pay information is a general guideline only. Airgas considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

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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.

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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.

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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 18,000 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 66,500 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 efficiently. In turn, you'll find a welcoming workplace where you're valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career - whatever path you choose.

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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 us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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