Plant Operations Leader — Lean, Safety & Growth

Linde plc; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde plc is seeking a hands-on Production Leader in Denver, CO to direct a team of entry-level production employees and ensure customer demand is met reliably. Responsibilities include coordinating daily production activities and local delivery routes, overseeing reliability, compliance, quality, safety programs, and training, while driving Lean and 5S initiatives to cut costs and improve performance.

You will monitor performance, scale staffing appropriately, address equipment and product

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in an industrial plant environment.
• 5+ years experience in driver, operations, distribution or quality roles.
• At least 3 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 training under Linde Safety and Quality systems.

Skills

Team leadership

Operations management

Safety compliance

Union experience

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED required

Tools

5S methodology

Lean projects

Quality systems

Job description

Linde plc is seeking a hands-on Production Leader in Denver, CO to direct a team of entry-level production employees and ensure customer demand is met reliably. Responsibilities include coordinating daily production activities and local delivery routes, overseeing reliability, compliance, quality, safety programs, and training, while driving Lean and 5S initiatives to cut costs and improve performance.

You will monitor performance, scale staffing appropriately, address equipment and product