Sr. Area Operations Manager

Sr. Area Operations Manager (Open)

Airgas is Hiring for a Sr. Area Operations Manager (SAOM) in Atlanta, GA!

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.

The Sr. Area Operations Manager (SAOM) provides advanced operational leadership, direction, and communication to ensure efficient and effective daily operations. This role focuses on compliance, governance, dashboard efficiency, cost reduction, complex maintenance, safety culture, strategic capital expenditures, and daily continuous improvement in all operational activities. They contribute to budget development, manage operational activities to meet targets, and champion safety and compliance. The SAOM identifies and implements advanced operational excellence strategies to enhance customer experience, maximize efficiencies, and minimize costs across the cylinder supply chain. This position requires collaboration with senior leaders, SMEs, and peers for training and development. The SAOM ensures plants meet advanced dashboard metrics, maintain compliance, achieve safety goals, and implement best-in-class manufacturing practices, dedicating significant time to strategic initiatives for continuous improvement in cylinder fill plant operations.

Responsibilities include :

• Consistently meets internal and external customer needs by supporting established goals and execution of quality and delivery standards for products and services within the assigned area.
• Manages Area Operations Managers and their teams. Builds a culture of safety, engagement, ownership, and collaboration, aligned with company policy. Responsible for training, motivating, directing work, managing performance, and resolving associate issues in partnership with the Area Operations Managers. Aims to achieve or exceed performance targets.
• Contributes to the development of capital expenditure budgets and coordinates capital expenditures within the area once proper approvals have been received.
• Works with the region Safety management team to coordinate procedures required for compliance with Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), state regulations, and company Policies & Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Supports the Area Operations Managers in the review of production orders and schedules to obtain product data such as types, quantities, specifications of products, and scheduled delivery dates to plan efficient and cost-effective operations that meet customers' product needs and customer satisfaction.
• Resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems within the area to ensure minimum costs and delays.
• Implements and revises, as needed, standard operational practices within the assigned area.
• Partners with the Human Resources management team to effectively resolve employee relations issues.
• Provides training and equipment to all Operations employees within the area to safely, properly, and efficiently perform their jobs.
• Leads by example, positively promoting safety. Manages the safety and health of employees by complying with all internal policies and procedures and applicable government regulations.
• Utilizes data such as performance metrics and dashboard reports to identify opportunities with efficiencies, operations, cylinder and product movement and availability, and staffing; drives actions for improved performance.
• Conducts monthly site visits with Area Operations Managers (AOMs) to provide guidance and recommendations on performance, safety, compliance, audits, and training gaps.
• Other projects / initiatives as assigned.

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and / or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

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Benefits

We care about and support all Airgas associates. 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. 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.

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 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.

About Airgas

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; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Airgas 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.