Plant Manager: Lead Lean Operations & Safety

Linde Gas & Equipment; Cahokia (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Cahokia, IL is seeking a Plant Manager to oversee a team of entry-level production staff and ensure customer demand is met.

You will coordinate daily production activities, distribution, and local delivery routes while advancing safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree (preferred) or a GED, 5+ years in an industrial plant setting, and proven team leadership experience; willingness to work in a unionized environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years of experience in an industrial plant environment.
• 5+ years of experience in Driver, operations, distribution or quality roles.
• At least three years of experience leading and developing employees.
• Willingness to work in a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for a team of entry-level production employees to ensure customer demand is consistently met.
• Coordinate daily production activities and distribution requirements, including local delivery routes and shuttle scheduling.
• Lead reliability, compliance, quality, and safety initiatives to meet governmental and environmental regulations; ensure employees are trained and committed to Linde Safety and Quality systems.
• Monitor production performance and manpower levels to maintain efficiency, anticipate problems, and develop contingencies.
• Identify operational challenges and lead improvement efforts related to production processes, shift scheduling, and training; report progress to plant management.
• Maintain adequate inventory of production supplies and support 5S and Lean projects and hazardous waste activities; identify ways to reduce plant operating costs through Operational Excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Safety compliance

Training & development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED required

Job description

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Cahokia, IL is seeking a Plant Manager to oversee a team of entry-level production staff and ensure customer demand is met.

You will coordinate daily production activities, distribution, and local delivery routes while advancing safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree (preferred) or a GED, 5+ years in an industrial plant setting, and proven team leadership experience; willingness to work in a unionized environment.