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• 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.

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00 am to 3:00 pm

The Plant Manager is tasked with overseeing the production and repackaging of compressed and liquid gases into cylinders, as well as managing all aspects of gas distribution. Key responsibilities include assigning job tasks based on customer needs, current stock levels, and employee expertise, and promptly correcting any unsafe acts or conditions.

• Safely operate and maintain the gas pumping or repackaging plant, ensuring strict compliance with all federal, state, local, and company policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.

• Interpret company policies to workers and rigorously enforce safety regulations.

• Ensure all injuries and accidents are appropriately investigated and reported within 24 hours.

• Study production schedules and estimate worker-hour requirements for job completion and adjust work procedures to meet production schedules effectively.

• Implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.

• Maintain accurate time and production records and approve essential overtime while keeping it at acceptable levels.

• Recommends and/or initiates personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures.

• Provide timely coaching and corrective action to ensure poor performers are identified, documented, and improved to acceptable performance or released.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum of 3 plus years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial plant environment, preferably within the industrial gas, chemical, or similar process industry.

• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team.

• Must be able to communicate both in writing and verbally.

• Demonstrated commitment to safety and a thorough understanding of OSHA, FDA, EAP and DOT regulations and industrial safety practices.

• Experience with budget management, cost control, and financial reporting.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.

• Associate's degree or equivalent and a minimum of five (5) years of industry-related experience and/or training.

• An understanding of industrial gas production processes, plant operations, maintenance principles, and quality control systems.

• Experience in using SAP and Power BI

• Prior forklift experience.

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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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