Production Manager

R10061427 Production Manager (Open)

Location:

Geismar, LA - 35114 E Hwy 30 - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Production Manager supervises cylinder fill plant operations to ensure the safe and efficient production of gaseous products. This position provides leadership to the plant production team, which covers the filling of industrial-grade, research-grade, specialty mixes up to primary grade, medical devices, diving gasses, breathing air, and other blends.

In particular, you will: 

• Coordinate cylinder requirements with region branches

• Trains and develops assigned personnel.  Responsible for conducting timely and quality performance appraisals of assigned personnel with the Plant Manager.  Recommends disciplinary action up to and including termination of plant personnel.

• Delegates or directly directs and coordinates plant activities to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of operations and maximize production.

• Develops plant goals and works with and through subordinate associates to achieve results.  Works with the Plant Manager to achieve goals.

• Follows and maintains all FDA, OSHA, EPA, DOT requirements and regulations.

• Maintain all required computer and hand-generated paperwork 

• Reports any equipment or facility defects to management.

• Reviews technical publications, articles, and abstracts to stay abreast of technological developments in the industry.

• Responsible for the safety and safety practices of assigned personnel.

• Other duties may be assigned.

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Are you a MATCH?

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in sales and/or distribution of gases and welding supplies or similar industrial products and two (2) years of prior demonstrated management or leadership experience.

• Strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of leveraging metrics and related tools to improve production efficiency and effectiveness. 

• Demonstrated planning, interpersonal, leadership skills.

• Lives by Airgas safety programs, OSHA, and all related rules, regulations, procedures which apply to this position's responsibilities. 

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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 click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here 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 us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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