Manager - Plant

Airgas, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life/AD&D and Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and vacation

Parental leave

Airgas Scholarship Program

Job summary

Airgas in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Plant Manager to lead day-to-day operations at the Salt Lake City location. You will oversee packaging of compressed gases into cylinders and manage plant and distribution activities, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires five years of industry experience with at least two years in supervision, plus strong leadership and analytical capabilities. Comprehensive benefits and a supportive work environment are provided.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Total of five (5) years of industry experience including at least two (2) years in a supervisory/leadership role.
• Prefer prior experience with compressed/packaged gases.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Google Suite.
• Strong analytical skills with metrics to improve production efficiency.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of safety programs, OSHA rules, and related procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate plant operations at Salt Lake City, ensuring safe gas packaging and distribution.
• Conduct periodic safety and efficiency checks of the plant.
• Investigate and report injuries or accidents within 24 hours.
• Coach and take corrective action to improve performance; manage overtime judiciously.
• Operate forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, policies and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Math basics

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Google Suite

Job description

R10104355 Manager - Plant (Open)

Location:

Salt Lake City, UT - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Manager Salt Lake City, UT!

We are looking for you!

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-4pm
• The Plant Manager corrects unsafe acts or conditions without delay
• Analyzes and resolves work problems
• Operate and safely maintain a plant for packaging gasses
• workplace. 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 Plant Manager manages and coordinates activities at the Salt Lake City, UT location, producing and repackaging compressed liquid gasses into cylinders and managing plant and distribution activities. Operate and safely maintain a plant for packaging gasses into cylinders while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, regulations and laws.

• Conduct periodic checks of the plant for safe and efficient operation.
• Ensure all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
• Resolve problems associated with plant operation.
• Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented.
• Provide coaching and corrective action promptly, to ensure that poor performers are identified, documented and improved to acceptable performance, or discharged.
• Approve overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at acceptable levels.
• Ensure employee complaints, issues, etc. are effectively handled.
• Operate a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
• Take care of critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Possess the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one's conduct.
• Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Self Motivated to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications

• 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. Prefer prior experience with compressed/packaged gases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 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. 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 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, procedures which are applicable to this position's responsibilities

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.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas, we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you'll find a welcoming workplace where you're valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career - whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at [e-mail].

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