Airgas Incorporated

Plant Manager

Airgas Incorporated$105K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • 5 years of industry experience, including 2 years in a supervisory role.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage metrics for production improvement.
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to manage diverse team dynamics.
  • Knowledge of basic math for compliance documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and coordinate workers in the production of gases into cylinders.
  • Operate and maintain the plant in compliance with safety regulations.
  • Optimize production schedules and worker assignments.
  • Implement improvements in production methods and equipment performance.
  • Ensure strict adherence to workplace safety rules and training.
  • Investigate and report workplace injuries and accidents promptly.
  • Train and develop staff to maintain productivity amid personnel shortages.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(k) with company match and employee assistance program.
  • 14-week paid parental leave and floating holidays.
  • Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and bereavement.
  • Tuition reimbursement and scholarship programs for dependents.
  • Early benefits access after 30 days of employment.
Full Job Description


Location:
White Plains, NY - Retail shop

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Manager in White Plains, NY!

We are looking for you!
  • Pay Range: $105,000-$120,000
  • 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.


The Plant Manager is responsible for supervising and coordinating activities of workers engaged in producing and repackaging of compressed and liquid gases into cylinders, correcting unsafe acts or conditions without delay, and assigning job tasks to workers according to customer needs, current stock levels and workers' expertise.
  • Operates and safely maintains 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 estimate worker-hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Establishes and/or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
  • Implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality. Modifies working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew.
  • Ensures all safety rules are strictly observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented. Interpret company policies to workers and enforce safety regulations.
  • Ensures all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
  • Analyzes and resolves, or assists workers in solving, work related problems. Recommends and/or initiates personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures. Ensures associate issues, grievances, etc. are effectively handled.
  • Manages and leads subordinate supervisors to provide leadership. Initiate and/or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve goals. Provides coaching and corrective action promptly, to ensure that poor performers are identified, documented and improved to acceptable performance, or released.
  • Trains new workers and cross trains associates to continue production during personnel shortages.
  • Maintains time and production records and approves overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at acceptable levels.
  • Additional duties and projects as may be assigned.


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.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
  • Strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of how to leverage metrics and related tools to improve production efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Occasionally may be required to move up to 60 pounds or more with the aid of material handling equipment.
  • 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.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Self-starter; self-motivated; well organized; ability to work independently.
  • Detail oriented with the ability to complete handwritten compliance documentation neatly and accurately.
  • Demonstrated dedication to product quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Able to operate a fork-lift.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior experience utilizing SAP preferred.
  • Prefer prior experience with compressed/packaged gases.


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.

About Airgas Incorporated

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. Airgas was founded in 1982, and acquired by Air Liquide in 2016. The company operates through two segments: Distribution and Production. The Distribution segment offers a wide range of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products, to customers in various industries, including manufacturing and health care. The Production segment offers nitrogen, oxygen, and argon gases for use in steelmaking, welding, and other industries.
Learn more about Airgas Incorporated
Size
18,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1982

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Airgas Incorporated

More Manufacturing & Automotive Jobs

Find similar Plant Manager jobs: