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• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of manufacturing industrial and medical gasses, including maintenance of production equipment, and shipping hazardous materials within DOT and FDA Requirements.

• Working knowledge of SAP and Google Applications

• Self-starter, self-motivated, independent, well-organized with attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with others in favorable and unfavorable situations regardless of status or position. Accepts cultural diversity and establishes effective working relationships.

• Strong analytical skills with competency for understanding metrics and ability to present and communicate to all levels of the organization and external customers.

• Must have leadership skills to use available resources for goal accomplishment; establish appropriate courses of action for self and/or others to accomplish specific goals; develop evaluation criteria and tracking systems for monitoring goal progress and accomplishment; and specify objectives, schedules, and priorities.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Associates or Technical degree in production, supply chain management, logistics management, or related field.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in n sales and/or distribution of gasses and welding supplies or similar industrial products.

• Minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated leadership experience in a distribution environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The USES category for this position is heavy.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds, and/or move more than 300 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear.

• The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Employee must have the ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as clothing with fire protection, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hard Hat, and Metatarsals.

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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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