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Airgas USA LLC Senior Plant Manager-R10085094 in Star, Mississippi
This job position is open for a Senior Plant Manager.
R10085094 Senior Plant Manager (Open)
Location:Star, MS - Filling industrial - Dry-ice
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Airgas is Hiring for a Senior Plant Manager in Star, MS!
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 are looking for you !
Travel: 5% annual
Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
Early Access:Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment
As the Senior Plant Manager, you are responsible for the overall production operations for Airgas Dry Ice in Star, Mississippi.This position will report directly to the Regional Manager. The highest priority for this role is to be a people-first leader. This includes hiring and training the right people, engaging them to function as a team and weaving safety into every action we take. This position, alongside leadership, will be responsible for driving the Airgas Safety culture.
You must have expertise in the implementation, training and execution of lean manufacturing practices, Visual Facility Management, 5S, materials usage and shipping and receiving, as well as capacity planning, safety, production and scheduling.
You will provide leadership throughout the production team, with a focus on increased attention to the proactive identification of future challenges, problem resolution to facilitate rapid improvements and improved working relationships among the entire organization.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
Ensure quality of products is maintained at a high level and in accordance with company policy and regulations.
Responsible for planning, implementing and overseeing facility and employee safety. Leads and/or supports management in investigating safety incidents and developing measures to prevent recurrences.
Adjust resources to meet production schedules through capacity planning and machine utilization. Analyze production schedules to run efficiently as possible.
Partner with onsite management team to develop and implement measures to improve production methods. Communicate employee staffing needs dependent upon product volume requirements.
Partner with onsite management team to communicate and facilitate performance management, coaching, and documented accountability protocols for production staff.
Develop and maintain audit cadence to make sure all Airgas manufacturing policies, 5S, workplace organization, and overall health of the facility is consistently prioritized.
Partner with the maintenance team regarding off peak/low impact scheduling for preventative and repair downtime of production equipment.
__Are you a MATCH?
Required Qualifications:
Associates degree or High School diploma with formal technical
training considered in conjunction with extensive, relevant experience.
Minimum of 10 years' experience in a supervisory role of more than 15 production personnel in an industrial environment. This experience should include leading managers, supervisors and front-line pr duction personnel.
Ability to lead, communicate and operate alongside a workforce ranging in skill level from temporary talent, front line employees, various levels of management and senior
leadership.
A firm belief in providing exceptional customer service, with a strong commitment to company values, and building a healthy organization through talent management and people development is an essential quality to be able to successfully fill this role.
Flexibility to maintain a Facility operating on a 24/7 schedule.
Must be able to work a flexible schedule to meet production requirements and customer expectations; available for on-call as needed.
Must be able to stand on hard surfaces for prolonged periods of time
Must be able to safely lift, push, and pull up to 60 lbs.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Knowledge of use of computerized management systems
Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in related field of work
Process reliability and/or project engineering background
Work Environment
30% of the time in an office/administrative setting.
70% of the time actively in the plant to be available, engaged and supervising the production/maintenance team.
Plant environment is an unconditioned work space (i.e. warm in summer, cool in winter).
Hazards require the use of personal protective equipment (i.e. hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety shoes). Dry ice is extremely cold, and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.
Benefits
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, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.
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 indiv