Production Supervisor (Night Shift)

Airgas, Inc.; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Supervisor for the night shift in La Porte, TX. This role involves overseeing the safe and efficient operation of the dry ice production facility while managing a team of production associates. With a focus on safety and quality, you'll ensure compliance with company policies and facilitate training and development. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an essential production process in a dynamic environment, making it ideal for someone who thrives in leadership roles and is passionate about operational excellence.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Holidays

Vacation Time

Sick Time

Floating Holidays

Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a supervisory role in an industrial environment.
• Ability to supervise and train production associates effectively.

Responsibilities

• Supervise safe and efficient operation of the ice plant.
• Coordinate production resources and communicate with management.

Skills

Supervision

Decision Making

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Mathematical Skills

Education

Associates Degree

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Forklift Operation

Job description

R10060765 Production Supervisor (Night Shift) (Open)

Location:

La Porte, TX - Strang Rd - Filling industrial - Dry-iceHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?The Production Supervisor of Night Shift will provide direct supervision of labor and daily management of the dry ice production operation.

This position will be working on the night shift.

Schedule: Sunday through Wednesday

6pm to 6am

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises the safe start-up, shutdown, and efficient operation of the ice plant.
• Coordinates with local branch to ensure production resources (labor, materials, and equipment) match production demand.
• Communicates operational status on a continual basis to the Plant and Branch Managers.
• Interviews and hires new production associates.
• Completes written evaluations and annual reviews of production associates.
• Leads, trains, and disciplines production associates to ensure compliance with Airgas policies and procedures.
• Tracks supply inventories to ensure that proper materials are on-hand for production needs.
• Knows and complies with all safety and quality policies and procedures.
• Identifies and facilitates the correction of all safety hazards and quality deficiencies.
• Operates a forklift on an occasional basis to meet production needs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• 70% of the time within an unconditioned work space (i.e. warm in summer, cool in winter). Hazards required the use of personal protective equipment (i.e. hardhat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety shoes). Dry ice is extremely cold, and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.
• 30% of the time in an office setting (i.e. desk/computer station.
• On-call and shift work required.

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EDUCATION:

• Associates degree preferred. (High School diploma considered in conjunction with extensive, relevant experience).

EXPERIENCE:

• Three (3) years' experience in a supervisory role of more than 10 production personnel in an industrial environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Self-starter, able to effectively supervise work teams to meet the production demands.
• Decision making to execute company policies and plant procedures.
• Organizational skills to facilitate inventory management, personnel files, and time management.
• Discipline associates in a fair and professional manner.
• Very good written and verbal skills and the ability to complete basic reports.
• Higher level math skills (beyond add, subtract, multiply, divide) to provide input for budgets, cost control, and inventory.
• Comfortable with computer systems and software packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and e-mail.
• Knowledgeable in operating ice plant equipment (block press, saws, packaging, pelletizers, valves, etc.).

MENTAL DEMANDS

• Function safely in a noisy environment with safe, but elevated, levels of CO2 vapor present in the facility. Supervise a floor production staff of 10 people in the same environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Essential job function requires occasional lifting and manipulation of dry ice blocks ranging in weight from 5 - 50 pounds each.

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Please clickhere to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster andhere to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at [e-mail].

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