Plant Manager - Spec

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Plant Manager
- Specialty Products

Location:

Bethlehem, PA

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a Plant Manager
- Specialty Products to join our team! The Toledo Plant Manager is solely responsible for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective operation of a functionally integrated gas manufacturing, purification, and packaging site. The Plant Manager must assemble and lead a high-performance team, driving deliverables around key measures including safety, quality, service, cost, employee growth and continuous improvement. The Plant Manager serves as a critical link between the manufacturing site, commercial sales teams, and the corporate functions.

The Plant Manager role requires a regular on-site presence during the company's core operating hours (primarily the 1st shift). As an exempt position, the Plant Manager's schedule may extend beyond standard hours to meet operational demands, leadership responsibilities, and business needs, including early mornings, evenings, or weekends as necessary to support plant operations

What we offer you!

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision and more)

• 401(k) retirement savings plan

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)
Employee discount programs

• Career growth opportunities

• Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level

What you will be doing:

• Direct responsibility and accountability for site personnel safety, capital assets, and the environment.

• Responsible for safety preparedness and training of all site personnel, overall Site Security and compliance with regulatory agencies including but not limited to Department of Homeland Security, local fire department and hazardous material response, local law enforcement, state and federal EPA, State and Federal OSHA, local Emergency Planning Commissions, municipal water and sewer authorities, local Industrial Park committees, related industry associations, etc.

• Leads and participates in local safety programs and initiatives, including but not limited regularly scheduled site safety and toolbox meetings.

• Responsible for the proper and timely handling and reporting of site incidents and near misses and managing personnel incidents.

• Direct responsibility for building, developing, and leading a high performing team, with talents and characteristics to achieve the sites and overall Linde goals.

• Recruits, hires, and trains plant employees to develop personnel to maximize productivity through challenging work environment and task diversity, while leveraging internal and external training resources.

• Foster's a cooperative, team environment, conducive to diverse backgrounds, opposing viewpoints, and open exchange of ideas and provides timely and constructive feedback, with objective of continuous employee development.

• Direct responsibility and accountability for efficient and on-time delivery of manufactured products.

• Responsible for evaluating existing resources and procuring assets to support new business, including plant equipment, cylinders, valves, and consumables.

• Ensures timely and efficient supply of raw materials.

• Develops and ensures appropriate production planning and scheduling to achieve short- and long-term production demands to published on time delivery to our customers. The Plant Manager must schedule labor and overtime in line with plant capacity and customer demand.

• Must interface with the logistics team and planning personnel to establish and maintain proper stock levels at Linde transfer sites and customer locations.

• Direct accountability for quality of products produced in the facility and the facility quality system; visibly leads and demonstrates a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

• Demonstrates a working knowledge and understanding to continue the operation's ISO 9001, 17025 and 17034 accreditations by maintaining the level of operational discipline where the team meets and exceeds the requirements associated with these accreditations.

• Continually strives to meet customer expectations and promptly take action to correct discrepancies and prevent recurrence.

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