Assistant Plant Manager Night Shift

Assistant Plant Manager Night Shift (Open)

Location : Augusta, GA - Laney Walker Blvd. - Filling industrial - Dry-ice

How Will You Contribute and Grow?

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. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 associates globally. This position will support Airgas Dry Ice. Airgas Dry Ice- Nationwide production and distribution of Penguin Brand in 4,500 grocery stores Blocks and pellets serving food and other markets. Are you a manufacturing leader with an entrepreneurial spirit? Do you excel at process improvement and driving efficiency? Do you take pride in growing other leaders? If so, we may have just the role you are looking for! Airgas, an Air Liquide Company, is seeking an Assistant Plant Manager. As one of the leading Dry Ice producers in the world, the person in this role will help to ensure we take care of our customers. This position will be working on our Night Shift.

What Will I Be Doing?

In partnership with the Plant Manager, the Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for the maintenance of the facility to include the understanding of and ability to explain basic mechanical theory to direct reports, coordinating vendors, projecting and establishing preventative maintenance programs and schedules, while directing the maintenance staff to insure that all equipment is properly maintained and operational.

Maintenance of the facility to include the understanding of and ability to explain basic mechanical theory to direct reports.

Coordinating vendors, projecting and establishing preventative maintenance programs.

Directing the maintenance staff to insure that all equipment is properly maintained and operational.

Ensuring all staff members adhere to OSHA general standard as it relates to a manufacturing facility, Safety SOP's, P / L management and Labor Cost Management.

Workforce Planning / Scheduling

Process Improvement / Quality efforts (Six Sigma Lean)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Managing all plant operations to insure budgetary goals are met or exceeded.

Insure our products meet or exceed our QC standards, using specified SOP testing methods.

Manage any special projects / improvements as directed.

Collaborate with Plant and Branch Managers on the east and central region to insure accurate and timely delivery of production requirements.

Collaborate with regional sales, management, and customers to insure high customer satisfaction.

Interview, hire, train, and discipline employees according to corporate guidelines and policies.

Insure timely and accurate data entry related to product sales, purchasing, and receiving of raw materials and supplies.

Managing shift scheduling, performance evaluations, safety training documentation, disciplinary actions, associate development, and specific job related training.

On-call required. (This can include late night phone calls and the occasional on site visits on weekend days.)

Are You a Match?

• Associates degree or High School diploma with formal technical training considered in conjunction with extensive, relevant experience. BS Preferred
• Minimum 3 years experience in Production Management
• 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

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.

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.

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.