Plant Manager

Location: Midland, MI (Acetylene production & filling)

About the role

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.

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.

Responsibilities

• Study production schedules and estimate team-hour requirements for completion of job assignments.
• Establish and/or adjust work procedures collaboratively to meet production schedules.
• Partner with the team to enhance production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
• Adapt workflows and use of equipment to support team productivity and well-being.
• Ensure 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.
• Ensure all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
• Analyze and resolve, or partner with team members in solving, work-related problems.
• Support career growth, internal movement, and constructive performance management.
• Ensure associate issues, grievances, etc. are effectively handled.
• Mentor and guide operational leaders to cultivate effective leadership.
• Design collaborative initiatives to inspire and engage the team to achieve goals.
• Provide coaching and corrective action promptly to ensure team members receiving feedback are supported to meet shared performance goals.
• Onboard new team members and support cross-functional learning to continue production during personnel shortages.
• Maintain time and production records and approve overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at acceptable levels.
• Collaborate with outside sales to ensure order accuracy and properly scheduled customer deliveries by Airgas trucks.
• Monitor SAP reports daily such as open order/delivery reports, billing and delivery block reports, and open Purchase Order (PO) reports.
• Oversee 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 trucks and PGI tickets.
• Complete daily cycle counts.

Requirements

• 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.
• Prior experience with compressed/packaged gases preferred.

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.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with others in both favorable and unfavorable situations regardless of status or 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, and procedures applicable to this position’s responsibilities.

Benefits

• 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.
• 14-week paid childbirth benefit to support growing families.
• Parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty, and funeral/bereavement leave.
• Paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match.
• Tuition assistance and discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents.
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
• Benefits start after just 30 days of employment.

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.