Veterans Preferred - Plant Manager

Company: Airgas
Location: Davenport
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10067554 Plant Manager (Open)

Location:
Davenport, IA - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Position Title: Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for supervising and coordinating activities of workers engaged in producing and repackaging of compressed and liquid gases cylinders, correcting unsafe acts or conditions without delay, and assigning job tasks to workers according to customer needs, current stock levels and workers' expertise.
Operates and safely maintains the plant for pumping or repackaging of gases into cylinders while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local and company policies, procedures, regulations and laws. Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.
Studies production schedules and estimate worker-hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Establishes and/or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
Implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality. Modifies working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew.
Ensures all safety rules are strictly observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented. Interpret company policies to workers and enforce safety regulations.
Ensures all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
Analyzes and resolves, or assists workers in solving, work related problems. Recommends and/or initiates personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures. Ensures associate issues, grievances, etc. are effectively handled.
Manages and leads subordinate supervisors to provide leadership. Initiate and/or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve goals. Provides coaching and corrective action promptly, to ensure that poor performers are identified, documented and improved to acceptable performance, or released.
Trains new workers and cross trains associates to continue production during personnel shortages.
Maintains time and production records and approves overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at
acceptable levels.
Additional duties and projects as may be assigned.

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Are you a MATCH?

High School Diploma or GED. A total of five (5) years of industry experience to include a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated
experience working in a supervisory/leadership role. Prefer prior experience with compressed/packaged gases.
Prior experience utilizing SAP preferred.

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
Strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of how to leverage metrics and related tools to improve production efficiency and effectiveness.
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Communication skills that ensure a smooth flow of information between self and others through clear speaking and writing, encouragement of open expression of ideas, and effective listening.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with others in both favorable and unfavorable situations regardless of status of position. Accepts cultural diversity and establishes effective working relationships.
Demonstrated knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Self-starter; self-motivated; well organized; ability to work independently.
Detail oriented with the ability to complete handwritten compliance documentation neatly and
accurately.
Demonstrated dedication to product quality and customer satisfaction.
Able to operate a fork-lift.

Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.
Employee may frequently be required to transverse through manufacturing and/or office locations.
Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.
Employee will be required to observe and assess information received via computer.
Requires use of computer, telephone and operation of a fork-lift.
Occasionally may be required to move up to 60 pounds or more with the aid of material handling equipment.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving office/production machine parts.

Minimal travel required.
Work space is one that contains moving mechanical parts and risk of electric shock.
Requires both indoor & outdoor environments in various seasonal weather conditions. Must be able to work in temperatures ranging from -10 to over 100 degrees.
Work environment may contain loud noises and odors that may last for long periods of time or on a continual basis.

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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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