Branch Manager

Linde Gas & Equipment; Artesia (NM); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and life insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

Employee discount program

Educational and professional growth

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Artesia, NM, is looking for a Branch Manager to lead daily branch activities, drive sales performance, and ensure accurate reporting. You will supervise staff, uphold safety standards, and deliver outstanding customer service, while building strong customer relationships and team capability.

Role emphasizes leadership, process efficiency, and alignment with Linde’s values. Competitive hourly pay, comprehensive benefits, and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree preferred.
• 2+ years of retail sales experience and 2+ years of management experience.
• Clean driving record with no DUI/DWI in the last 10 years.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct branch activities to meet or exceed sales and margin targets while ensuring timely and accurate completion of required branch reporting.
• Oversee daily employee activities in alignment with Linde’s Leadership values, fostering a productive, collaborative, and safety‑focused work environment.
• Guide staff in meeting safety standards and delivering exceptional, customer‑centered service.
• Provide proactive training and development, strengthening team capabilities and building strong customer relationships through prompt issue resolution.
• Manage staff scheduling and operational workflows to maximize efficiency and monitor inventory levels to meet customer needs and support sales objectives.

Skills

Retail sales

Management experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Job description

• You will coordinate and direct branch activities to meet or exceed sales and margin targets while ensuring timely and accurate completion of required branch reporting
• Oversee daily employee activities in alignment with Linde’s Leadership values, fostering a productive, collaborative, and safety‑focused work environment
• You will play a key role in guiding staff in meeting safety standards and delivering exceptional, customer‑centered service
• Provide proactive and ongoing training and development, strengthening team capabilities and building strong customer relationships through prompt issue resolution
• Manage staff scheduling and operational workflows to maximize efficiency, while monitoring inventory levels to meet customer needs and support sales objectives

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Artesia NM,, United States | req34213

Branch Manager

What you will enjoy doing*

• You will coordinate and direct branch activities to meet or exceed sales and margin targets while ensuring timely and accurate completion of required branch reporting
• Oversee daily employee activities in alignment with Linde’s Leadership values, fostering a productive, collaborative, and safety‑focused work environment
• You will play a key role in guiding staff in meeting safety standards and delivering exceptional, customer‑centered service
• Provide proactive and ongoing training and development, strengthening team capabilities and building strong customer relationships through prompt issue resolution
• Manage staff scheduling and operational workflows to maximize efficiency, while monitoring inventory levels to meet customer needs and support sales objectives

What Makes You Great

• High school diploma or GED; an Associate’s Degree in a related field is strongly preferred
• You will have more than two (2+) years of retail sales experience, along with more than two (2+) years of management experience, bringing a strong foundation in customer engagement and team leadership
• A clean driving history, with no DUI, DWI, or alcohol‑related driving convictions within the past ten (10) years is required
• You are able to lift 50lbs

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life‑saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state‑of‑the‑art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package.

• Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth.

Pay Range: $30 - $35 per hour depending on experience

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.