Plant Production Leader – Lean, Safety & Excellence

Linde Gas & Equipment; Signal Hill (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation

Employee discount

Education growth opportunities

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Signal Hill, CA seeks a Plant Manager I to lead a team of production staff and ensure customer demand is met safely and efficiently.

You will coordinate daily production and distribution, drive reliability, compliance, quality, and safety initiatives, and mentor employees to grow skills and accountability. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes cost control and Lean practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or GED accepted as fallback.
• Minimum 5 years in an industrial plant environment.
• 5+ years in driver, operations, distribution or quality roles.
• At least 3 years of leadership and development of employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for a team of entry-level production employees to meet demand.
• Coordinate daily production activities and distribution, including local routes and shuttle scheduling.
• Lead reliability, compliance, quality, and safety initiatives and training.
• Monitor production performance and manpower to maintain efficiency and plan contingencies.
• Identify operational challenges and drive improvements in processes, scheduling, and training.
• Manage equipment and product quality issues while maintaining inventory and supporting Lean projects.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Operations management

Safety initiatives

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED required

Job description

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Signal Hill, CA seeks a Plant Manager I to lead a team of production staff and ensure customer demand is met safely and efficiently.

You will coordinate daily production and distribution, drive reliability, compliance, quality, and safety initiatives, and mentor employees to grow skills and accountability. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes cost control and Lean practices.