Assistant Plant Manager

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.
Assistant Plant Manager
Location: Hahnville, LA

Linde, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Plant Manager to join our team located in Hahnville, LA.

The Assistant Plant Manager will be responsible for overseeing daily operations and assisting plant management in the areas of customer service, production, manufacturing, quality, safety, compliance, training and maintenance.

What we offer you!

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, vision and more)

• 401(k) retirement savings plan

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)

• Employee discount programs

• Career growth opportunities

Salary Range- $70,000 - $85,000 (commensurate with industry experience)

Assistant Plant Manager

• Provides leadership and direction for day-to-day operation over a team of entry-level production employees to meet demand of both external and internal customers
• Ensures that production is coordinated to meet daily distribution requirements - including local delivery routes as well as daily shuttle needs
• Supports day-to-day Distribution requirements
• Leads reliability, compliance, quality and safety programs for assigned area; ensure required government and/or environmental regulations are met.
• Assists with site's Primary Quality Assurance Representative - maintains and reviews all compliance documentation as required
• Ensures team is fully trained in, committed to, and conducts their activities in accordance with all aspects of Linde Safety and Quality systems and requirements,
• Coordinates all quality and safety training for market area employees and maintains required records
• Monitors production/manpower levels within area of responsibility to ensure continued efficiency while anticipating problems and assisting plant management with developing contingencies
• Identifies issues and leads improvement plans in production processes, shift schedules, overtime levels, training, etc., reporting all activities to plant management
• Manages and escalates equipment and product quality issues

• Responsible for maintaining adequate inventory of production/distribution supplies

• Supports 5S and Lean Projects and continuously identifies ways to reduce plant operating costs through the incorporation of Operational Excellence strategies
• Handles routine personnel issues including training, coaching and counseling subordinates
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required, Bachelors' Degree preferred
• 3+ years experience in an industrial plant environment required
• 2+ years managing and developing employees required
• Experience working and/or managing in a union environment preferred

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions. For more information about the company, please visit our website at www.lindeus.com.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.