Plant Operations Lead — Lean, Safety & Efficiency

Linde Gas & Equipment; Benicia (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Benicia, CA is seeking a Plant Manager II to lead a team of entry-level production staff, coordinate daily production and distribution, and drive reliability, quality, and safety initiatives in compliance with governmental and environmental regulations.

The role requires at least 5 years in an industrial plant environment, 3+ years leading employees, and a willingness to work in a unionized setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is preferred; high school diploma or GED is required in this role.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an industrial plant environment.
• 5+ years of experience in Driver, operations, distribution or quality roles.
• At least three (3) years of experience leading and developing employees.
• Willingness to work in a unionized Environment is required.

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, working closely with the Compliance Manager to coordinate training.
• 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 and findings to plant management.
• Manage and escalate equipment and product quality issues, maintaining adequate inventory of production supplies and supporting 5S and Lean Projects and hazardous waste activities, continuously identifying ways to reduce plant operating costs through Operational Excellence strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Production management

Operations coordination

Safety compliance

Training & development

Lean principles

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED required

Job description

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Benicia, CA is seeking a Plant Manager II to lead a team of entry-level production staff, coordinate daily production and distribution, and drive reliability, quality, and safety initiatives in compliance with governmental and environmental regulations.

The role requires at least 5 years in an industrial plant environment, 3+ years leading employees, and a willingness to work in a unionized setting.