Airgas Incorporated

Second Shift Manager

Airgas Incorporated$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration across teams.
  • Strong customer-centric focus on delivery performance and quality.
  • Ability to handle manual tasks on the plant floor as needed.
  • Minimal travel required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage evening operations and support fillers and loaders.
  • Plan daily production schedules for the second shift.
  • Ensure accurate loading and timely dispatching of shuttle trucks.
  • Coordinate production priorities with first shift management.
  • Collaborate with lab manager for quick product testing and clearance.
  • Enforce safety practices and compliance with SOPs.
  • Maintain operational standards during scheduled shift hours.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Family Benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 14-week paid childbirth benefit to support growing families.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match and Tuition Assistance.
  • Paid Holidays, Vacation, Sick time, and Early Access to benefits after 30 days of employment.
Full Job Description


Location:
Cheshire, CT (Plant) - Filling industrial

  • Shift Time: 2nd Shift (1pm-9:30pm), Monday-Friday
  • Pay Range: $80,000-$95,000
  • 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 2nd Shift Manager oversees evening operations at the Cheshire plant. This role is responsible for directing fillers and loaders, planning production schedules, and ensuring shuttle trucks are loaded accurately and on time. The manager coordinates closely with 1st shift management and the lab team to maximize order fulfillment while maintaining a culture focused strictly on safety and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Shift Supervision: Manage and support fillers and loaders on the second shift.
  • Production Planning: Plan daily production schedules specifically optimized for second shift fillers.
  • Logistics Coordination: Ensure all trucks designated for shuttles are loaded accurately and dispatched on time.
  • Shift Handovers: Coordinate production priorities with the 1st shift management team to ensure continuous, on-time filling and maximize the Order Fulfillment Rate (OFR).
  • Quality & Testing: Collaborate closely with the lab manager to get all products tested, cleared, and ready to ship without delay.
  • Safety Enforcement: Ensure best safety practices are always in place and actively followed on the floor.
  • Compliance: Enforce strict adherence to all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and compliance requirements.
  • Schedule: Maintain operational standards during the designated shift hours of 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM.


Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with different management teams and floor staff.
  • A strong customer-centric approach to focus on delivery performance and quality standards.
  • Willingness and capability to step in and handle manual tasks on the plant floor if required.
  • Minimal travel required.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor or Associate degree in supply chain management, logistics management, or a related field desired.
  • SAP knowledge.


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

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