Vice President- Operations

About the role

The Vice President of Operations leads and coordinates all operational, manufacturing, and supply chain functions for the Airgas USA, LLC - NCN Region (Northern CA, Northern NV).

Responsibilities

• Strategic Agility & Pivot Execution: Formulate and advance regional operational strategies that align with corporate growth goals. Demonstrate high agility by swiftly translating executive directives and leading critical operational pivots to capture market opportunities or mitigate risks.
• Operational Integration: Translate long-term corporate vision into actionable regional initiatives, establishing clear KPIs and milestones to ensure successful realization across all multi-site facilities.
• Cultivate Exceptional Safety Standards: Lead by example to embed a proactive safety culture across all facilities. Ensure adherence to PPE standards, health policies, and regional safety metrics.
• Regulatory & SOP Excellence: Partner with safety teams to audit and maintain compliance frameworks aligning with OSHA, DOT, EPA, FDA, state regulations, and corporate SOPs.
• Operational Standardization: Continuous refinement of standard operating procedures to optimize compliance, minimize risk, and adapt to evolving industry standards.
• Cultivate High-Performance Culture: Cultivate an environment of deep dedication, collaboration, and high employee engagement to consistently advance performance goals.
• Talent Pipeline & Succession: Partner with HR on workforce planning, targeted hiring, comprehensive training initiatives, and robust succession planning via executive coaching and mentorship.
• CapEx & Financial Management: Formulate strategic capital expenditure (CapEx) budgets and responsibly manage approved capital investments to maximize asset value and regional ROI.
• Efficiency & Reliability Optimization: Foster lean performance to reduce waste and control costs across fill plants and distribution networks, while eliminating operational bottlenecks to maximize plant uptime through clear, data-driven technical leadership.
• Supply Chain, Quality & Customer Experience: Lead all facets of the Gases Supply Chain, strategically coordinating distribution to plants and end-users. Enforce rigorous quality and delivery standards to ensure excellent order accuracy, product quality, and seamless fulfillment, while ensuring consistent satisfaction for both internal stakeholders and external commercial customers.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in the bulk and packaged gas industry; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a production environment within a chemical, gas, or related industry.
• Experience with SAP or a similar enterprise software system.
• Intermediate proficiency operating within a Google Workspace environment is preferred.
• Experience being entrusted with capital expenditure budgets, alongside coordinating capital allocations and applying standard financial principles.
• Experience navigating and building alignment within union agreements, labor relations, and employment matters is preferred.
• A strong familiarity or a deep understanding of the following areas: compliance with federal/state regulations, OSHA, DOT, EPA, FDA, truck and trailer loading limits, cylinder markings, test dates, pressure ratings, ICC markings, placarding, hazardous material classifications, DOT driver qualifications and record keeping, vehicle purchasing and maintenance requirements, accident reporting, and overall safety and compliance.
• Experience utilizing Lean Six Sigma data-driven, fact-based methodologies to champion continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Intermediate proficiency operating within a Google Workspace environment.
• Experience utilizing Lean Six Sigma data-driven, fact-based methodologies to champion continuous improvement.

Benefits

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.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, Daytime hours.

Pay

$145,000- $160,000 with 25% bonus and auto allowance.

Skills

Required Skills:

• Strategic Agility & Pivot Execution
• Operational Integration
• Cultivate Exceptional Safety Standards
• Regulatory & SOP Excellence
• Operational Standardization
• Cultivate High-Performance Culture
• Talent Pipeline & Succession
• CapEx & Financial Management
• Efficiency & Reliability Optimization
• Supply Chain, Quality & Customer Experience

Benefits

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.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, Daytime hours.

Pay

$145,000- $160,000 with 25% bonus and auto allowance.

Contact

To apply, please send your resume to Josselyn.suarez@airliquide.com or call (562) 247-0786.