Location:
Midland, MI (Acetylene) - Acetylene production & filling

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Plant Manager is responsible for leading and empowering the team engaged in producing and repackaging of compressed and liquid gases into cylinders, correcting unsafe acts or conditions without delay, and aligning daily responsibilities with team members according to customer needs, current stock levels and team strengths.

• Ensures the safe operation and maintenance of the plant for pumping or repackaging of gases into cylinders while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, regulations and laws. Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.
• Studies production schedules and estimates team-hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Establishes and/or adjusts work procedures collaboratively to meet production schedules.
• Partners with the team to enhance production methods, equipment performance, and product quality. Adapts workflows and use of equipment to support team productivity and well-being.
• Ensures all safety rules are strictly observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented. Interpret company policies to team members and foster a culture of safety adherence.
• Ensures all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
• Analyzes and resolves, or partners with team members in solving, work related problems. Supports career growth, internal movement, and constructive performance management. Ensures associate issues, grievances, etc. are effectively handled.
• Mentors and guides operational leaders to cultivate effective leadership. Design collaborative initiatives to inspire and engage the team to achieve goals. Provides coaching and corrective action promptly, to ensure that team members receiving feedback are supported to meet shared performance goals.
• Onboards new team members and supports cross-functional learning to continue production during personnel shortages.
• Maintains time and production records and approves overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at acceptable levels.
• Collaborates with outside sales to ensure order accuracy and properly scheduled customer deliveries by Airgas trucks.
• Monitors SAP reports daily such as open order/delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports and open Purchase Order (PO) reports.
• Oversees employee development in procedural areas such as following all Airgas Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) and safety regulations.
• Run recurring orders for the next day's deliveries.
• Route all the trucks and PGI tickets.
• Complete Daily Cycle Counts.

Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• A total of five (5) years of industry experience to include a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience working in a supervisory/leadership role. Prefer prior experience with compressed/packaged gases.

Prefered Qualifications

• Prior experience utilizing SAP preferred.
• Intermediate knowledge of Google suite applications
• Strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of how to leverage metrics and related tools to improve production efficiency and effectiveness.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Communication skills that ensure a smooth flow of information between self and others through clear speaking and writing, encouragement of open expression of ideas, and effective listening.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with others in both favorable and unfavorable situations regardless of status of position. Accepts cultural diversity and establishes effective working relationships.
• Demonstrated knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent.

• Lives by Airgas safety programs, OSHA, and all related rules, regulations, procedures which are applicable to this position's responsibilities

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.