Location:
Albany, NY - Karner Rd - Filling industrial

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Manager in Albany, NY!

We are looking for you!

• Pay: The annual base salary range for this position in NY is $95,000.00 - $105,000.00. Please note that the salary 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.
• 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.

Recruiter: Adrienne ([email protected])

The Plant Manager is responsible for guiding and harmonizing activities of team members engaged in producing and repackaging of compressed and liquid gases into cylinders, addressing unsafe acts or conditions without delay, and aligning job tasks to team members according to customer needs, current stock levels and their unique strengths and experience.

Job Duties:

• Operates and safely maintains the plant for pumping or repackaging of gases into cylinders while ensuring alignment with all federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, regulations and laws. Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.
• Reviews production schedules and coordinates team-hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Builds and/or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality. Optimizes working conditions and use of equipment to support the effectiveness of the team.
• Ensures all safety rules are consistently practiced and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented. Communicates company policies to team members and champions safety regulations.
• Ensures all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
• Analyzes and resolves, or partners with the team in solving, work related problems. Recommends and/or initiates personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and professional development. Ensures associate issues, grievances, etc. are effectively addressed and understood.
• Guides and empowers the leadership team. Inspires and suggests plans to encourage the team to achieve shared milestones. Provides coaching and supportive guidance promptly, to ensure that those needing additional support are identified, documented and provided a path to acceptable performance, or transitioned.
• Mentors new team members 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.
• 5+ years of industry experience, including at least 2 years in a proven supervisory or leadership capacity.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Supply Chain, Engineering, or Chemistry.
• Prefer prior experience with compressed/packaged gases.
• Prior experience utilizing SAP preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.
• Employee may frequently be required to transverse through manufacturing and/or office locations.
• Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.
• Employee will be required to observe and assess information received via computer.
• Requires use of computer, telephone and operation of a fork-lift.
• Occasionally may be required to move up to 60 pounds or more with the aid of material handling equipment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving office/production machine parts.

Work Environment:

• Minimal travel required.
• Work space is one that contains moving mechanical parts and risk of electric shock.
• Requires both indoor & outdoor environments in various seasonal weather conditions. Must be able to work in temperatures ranging from -10 to over 100 degrees.
• Work environment may contain loud noises and odors that may last for long periods of time or on a continual basis.

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.