Plant Manager

Airgas; Battle Ground (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Airgas is hiring a Plant Manager in Brush Prairie, WA to lead cylinder filling operations, ensure safety and quality, and manage daily production. The role emphasizes completing tasks per plan, maintaining records, and coordinating with teams to meet customer needs.

Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or operations and 5–7 years of experience. Airgas offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, 401(k) with

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in engineering, operations preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Performs filling operations according to operations plan.
• Ensures filling start up and stop in a safe manner; oversees cylinder handling and valve operations.
• Manages batch numbering, stickers, and forms for traceability.
• Controls parameters and data; ensures safety procedures and quality.

Education

Bachelor Degree in engineering or operations

Job description

R10098688 Plant Manager (Open)Location:Brush Prairie, WA - Filling industrialHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?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.Organize the cylinder filling to minimize cylinder handling. Before out-off, fill the cylinder on stock. After out-off, fill the cylinder to cover customer requirements.At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Manager in Brush Prairie, WA!We are looking for you !Pay: $85k-$110K a yearComprehensive 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 up to 14-week paid child birth benefits 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 employmentJob Responsibilities :Performs filling operations according to operations plan : ensures filling start up and stop in a safe manner, follows the procedure and oversees parameters: connection and disconnection of the cylinders, the manipulation of all the valves needed to fill the cylinders or bundles with the right content, but also side tasks like analysis, batch numbering, stickers sticking, forms filling for traceabilityControls parameters, performs tests and checks physical data for optimized production in quality and quantity and ensures corrective operations while parameters are not optimizedReacts as first responder in emergency situation and initiates safety procedures & keeps the management informed for any safety and/or activity issuePerforms primary & secondary cylinder handling operations by performing operations according to plan for the empty cylinders, the unloading of the trucks, the selection (sorting) of the cylinders, the control of the test date and the overall aspect of the cylinder, and the positioning in the empty buffer zone waiting for filling. For the full cylinders, it includes the picking of the cylinders according to the customer’s orders, taking the cylinders from the full buffer zone or from the full stock, and the loading the trucks. All forklift activity linked to secondary distribution is included.Ensures operations compliance to safety procedure, in particular for lock-out and confined spaces. Respects the use of protective equipment. Ensures that quality procedures for process and for final product analysis are respected in the day-to-day and takes care of fulfilment of analytic plans.Fills the operations book and administrative documentation, enters all the daily production data in the system, ensures the tracking of production events, fills out and communicates incident reports and performs studying work of Standard Operating Procedures, P&ID's, PFD's, and all other technical documentation as related to plant specific equipmentParticipates to the process improvement by detecting process and procedure improvement from incident analysis, detecting risk in situation and propose improvement and proposing changes regarding Safety or productivity________________________Are you a MATCH?Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor Degree in engineering, operations preferred5-7 years of experience or equivalent________________________BenefitsWe 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 PERFORMANCEAt 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 AirgasAirgas, 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 InformationWe 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]._________________________California Privacy Notice