Plant Production & Safety Leader

Linde Gas & Equipment; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Plant Manager to lead a team of entry-level production staff ensuring customer demand is met and daily production/distribution activities are coordinated. The role emphasizes safety, compliance, and continuous improvement across production processes.

The position requires leadership experience in an industrial plant, with a preference for a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years in related roles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required in this role.
• Minimum 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, 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 equipment and product quality issues, 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 strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Industrial plant experience

Driver/Operations

Quality compliance

Safety initiatives

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED required

Job description

Linde Gas & Equipment in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Plant Manager to lead a team of entry-level production staff ensuring customer demand is met and daily production/distribution activities are coordinated. The role emphasizes safety, compliance, and continuous improvement across production processes.

The position requires leadership experience in an industrial plant, with a preference for a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years in related roles.