Plant Manager

Airgas•Parkersburg, WV

About The Position

The Plant Manager takes ownership of the day-to-day guidance and support of all plant operations, including but not limited to the safe and compliant leadership of associate activities in producing and repackaging of compressed and liquid gases into cylinders, and coordinating job tasks with associates in accordance with customer orders and fulfillment requirements. Operate and safely maintain the plant for pumping or repackaging of gases into cylinders while ensuring alignment with all federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, regulations and laws. Safely guides, operates and maintains the plant for pumping or repackaging of gases into cylinders while ensuring alignment with all federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, regulations and laws. Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance. Assesses production schedules and plans associate-hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Establishes and/or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules. Reviews production and operating reports and cultivates solutions for operational, manufacturing, and maintenance needs to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays. Implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality. Modifies working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of associate labor. Inspect machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization. Ensures all safety rules are thoughtfully observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented. Interpret company policies to workers and champion safety standards. Ensures all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours. Analyzes, supports, and assists associates in clearing the path through work related issues or roadblocks. Partners with HRBP to collaborate on associate actions, such as promotions, transfers, and development. Ensures associate issues, grievances, etc. are effectively handled to optimize associate engagement and well-being. Empowers and guides the supervisory team to provide support and development to ensure all associates are achieving established goals. Provides coaching and corrective action promptly, ensuring that individuals needing additional support are identified, documented and developmental measures are put in place. Nurture new associates through training and provide cross-training to continue production during times of personnel shortages. Maintains time and production records and approves overtime when it is key to our success, while ensuring overtime is managed appropriately. Accurately completes and submits paperwork (e.g., shippers, cylinder audits, month-end reports, etc.) in a timely manner. Utilize plant dashboards and financial reports to advance improvements in operational efficiencies and costs. Additional duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

Must possess valid driver’s license and ability to obtain a valid forklift operator’s license
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of associates of the organization.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three to five years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Safe and compliant leadership of associate activities in producing and repackaging of compressed and liquid gases into cylinders
Coordinating job tasks with associates in accordance with customer orders and fulfillment requirements
Operate and safely maintain the plant for pumping or repackaging of gases into cylinders while ensuring alignment with all federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, regulations and laws
Maintaining a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance
Assessing production schedules and plans associate-hour requirements for completion of job assignments
Establishing and/or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules
Reviewing production and operating reports and cultivates solutions for operational, manufacturing, and maintenance needs to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays
Implementing measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality
Modifying working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of associate labor
Inspecting machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization
Ensuring all safety rules are thoughtfully observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented
Interpreting company policies to workers and champion safety standards
Ensuring all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours
Analyzing, supporting, and assisting associates in clearing the path through work related issues or roadblocks
Partnering with HRBP to collaborate on associate actions, such as promotions, transfers, and development
Ensuring associate issues, grievances, etc. are effectively handled to optimize associate engagement and well-being
Empowering and guides the supervisory team to provide support and development to ensure all associates are achieving established goals
Providing coaching and corrective action promptly, ensuring that individuals needing additional support are identified, documented and developmental measures are put in place
Nurturing new associates through training and provide cross-training to continue production during times of personnel shortages
Maintaining time and production records and approves overtime when it is key to our success, while ensuring overtime is managed appropriately
Accurately completing and submits paperwork (e.g., shippers, cylinder audits, month-end reports, etc.) in a timely manner
Utilizing plant dashboards and financial reports to advance improvements in operational efficiencies and costs
Additional duties and projects as assigned