Veterans Preferred - Plant Supervisor

Company: Airgas
Location: Chattanooga
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10061259 Plant Supervisor (Open)

Location:
Chattanooga, TN - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Our Guiding Principles get to the heart of our company culture. It's not a set of rules. It's a reflection of who we are as Airgas associates.

We believe that safety must always come first.
We drive decision-making authority as close to the customer as possible.
We give managers autonomy and hold them accountable for customer satisfaction and operational and financial performance.
We work closely with our customers to anticipate their needs and exceed their expectations.
We insist on uncompromising integrity in everything we do.
We believe that all of our associates should be treated with respect and dignity.
We value differing points of view and seek to foster an environment where everyone feels safe to express those views.
We encourage individual initiative but always come together as a team.
We provide opportunities for personal and professional growth.
We confront problems head on and look for solutions, not excuses.
Plant Supervisor

Under the direction of the Plant Manager, the Plant Supervisor will support and coordinate activities of plant operators engaged in producing and repackaging compressed and liquid gases into cylinders.
Operate and safely maintain a high pressure gas repackaging plant.

Supports the Plant Manager in supervising, training, and evaluating the performance of all plant operators.

Conduct periodic checks of the generation plant for safe and efficient operation.

Assigns job tasks to plant operators according to customer needs, current stock levels and workers' expertise.

Analyze production schedules and estimates man-hour requirements for completion of job assignment.

Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.

Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules, using knowledge of capacities of machines and equipment.

Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, quality of product, and suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew.

Analyze and resolve work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems.

Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.

Maintains time and production records.

Conducts or assures emergency training drills and exercises are performed and documented.

Resolve problems associated with plant operation.

Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed.

Maintain neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.

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Are you a MATCH?
High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

2+ years of production experience, preferably in our industry or a manufacturing or distribution environment, plus experience supervising, motivating and leading other associates.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Must be able to substitute for plant technicians at each position.

Ability to read and comprehend Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.

Must be able to work varied shifts including some overtime, if necessary.

Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.

Must be able to work outdoors in temperatures ranging from -10 to over 110 degrees.

Must be able to operate in a drug-free workplace.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability to routinely lift 25 - 60 lbs.

Ability to perform work during prolonged standing up to 8 hours; Frequent bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, feeling and repetitive motion also required.

Ability to perform work during occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling and finger activities.

All other duties that may apply.

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Are you a MATCH?

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
  
• 2+ years of production experience, preferably in our industry or a manufacturing or distribution environment, plus experience supervising, motivating and leading other associates.
  
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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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