Senior Plant Operations Leader - Lean & Safety

Linde Gas & Equipment; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

Employee discount program

Educational growth opportunities

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Jessup, MD is seeking a Plant Manager III to lead a team of entry-level production employees and coordinate daily production and distribution activities.

You will drive safety, quality, and compliance initiatives while coordinating training and ensuring regulatory adherence. You will monitor performance, manage staffing and inventory, and lead Lean and Operational Excellence efforts to reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years of experience in an industrial plant environment.
• 5+ years of 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 meet customer demand.
• Coordinate daily production activities and distribution requirements, including local delivery routes and shuttle scheduling.
• Lead reliability, compliance, quality, and safety initiatives to meet government and environmental regulations; coordinate training with the Compliance Manager.
• Monitor production performance and manpower levels to maintain efficiency and develop contingencies.
• Identify operational challenges and lead improvement efforts related to production processes, shift scheduling, and training; report progress to plant management.
• Manage and exceed equipment and product quality issues, maintain inventory of production supplies, and support 5S and Lean projects and hazardous waste activities.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Training & development

Safety & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED required

Job description

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in Jessup, MD is seeking a Plant Manager III to lead a team of entry-level production employees and coordinate daily production and distribution activities.

You will drive safety, quality, and compliance initiatives while coordinating training and ensuring regulatory adherence. You will monitor performance, manage staffing and inventory, and lead Lean and Operational Excellence efforts to reduce costs.