Plant Manager

Location:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operational Duties:

• Encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including fully supporting, accurately completing, and maintaining all company Health, Safety, and Environmental policies, procedures, and documentation as required.
• Accountable and responsible for site safety including employees, contractors, visitors and neighbors. Other essential tasks include meeting or exceeding company safety standards, demonstrating strong safety leadership and commitment and implementing and maintaining the training matrix and Airgas University training for the site.
• Owns Key Operating Documents, maintains updated red-lines at all times, and display a detailed understanding of content and significance of each document. In addition to this, the job requires making plant and process decisions, performing process troubleshooting, establishing clear delegation of this authority to trained subordinates, fostering positive customer and intercompany department relationships, delivering the quality and quantity of product required by the business and executing predictive and preventive maintenance to eliminate catastrophic failures and unplanned maintenance.
• Develop annual maintenance plans and turn-around planning as needed and sets and maintains high housekeeping standards to exemplify and improve the company image.

Regulatory Requirements:

• Operate the facility in compliance with all local and federal governmental regulations Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), etc) and company policies. This role also includes maintaining and complying with all necessary licenses and permits, providing all regulatory training and maintaining documentation, reporting and investigating all incidents and ensuring corrective actions are complete.
• Keep plant hazard analysis current and displaying thorough knowledge of possible hazards and associated safeguards as well as adhering to Management of Change procedure. This role also ensures that all performance evaluations, hiring, promotions and assignments are free of any form of discrimination; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Safety & Compliance Functions:

• This role includes a commitment to strict adherence to company policies, safety guidelines, and procedural standards, as well a focus on modeling exemplary safety behavior, leading by personal example, working to achieve "Zero Accidents" by taking a leadership role in safety, implementing and ensuring compliance to the Qualification and Training program for Production Technicians.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Conduct an annual performance review with each employee, implement individual development plans annually and provide training and coaching to improve performance, provide candid constructive input to management decisions and actively support those decisions as well as adhering to administrative and operational policies and procedures.

Financial Management:

• Understand, monitor and optimize operating costs within an authorized budget and the ability to identify and implement opportunities to reduce costs within delegated authorization.
• Participate in the Capital Planning Process and the Yearly Expense Budgeting Process and control overtime within established limits and continuously improving efficiency and availability indicators and utilizing national purchasing agreements and frame agreements.

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required Education:

• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable

Required Length & Type of Experience:

• 4 years process industry experience.
• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree is an advantage.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Technical and working understanding of the Air Separation or Carbon Dioxide liquefaction plant process or applicable process plant industry experience.
• * Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants, including Process Safety Management, OSHA regulations, EPA regulations, EEOC guidelines, FDA regulations (where applicable), state and local requirements.
• Strong computer and business application skills.
• Trainable on Distributed Process Control (DCS) or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) operation and troubleshooting.
• Able to deliver and explain training material to operating personnel.
• Extremely organized and effective at time management - able to establish and maintain a plant filing system and control of engineering documents. Ability to read and red-line key operating documents.
• Displays mechanical and electrical aptitude for equipment operation and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of commercial agreements and Airgas customer relations.
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills.
• General understanding of accounting principles and working knowledge of plant operating budget.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Ability to work extended hours as business needs dictate.
• On call nights, weekends and holidays as required.
• Occasional travel required - typically 1 to 6 trips per year.
• Willing to relocate for a promotional opportunity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Frequent regional travel.
• Moderate overnight travel.
• Must have reliable, appropriate transportation.
• Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites, which have varying. environments/conditions, layouts, and accessibility.

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Benefits

We care about and support all Airgas associates. 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.

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.

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Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas, we are committed to building a 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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About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you'll find a welcoming workplace where you're valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career - whatever path you choose.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas 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 us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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