Plant Manager – Refrigerant

• Paid time off:
  Excellent paid vacation available in first year including personal days.
• Pay and benefits:
  
  Competitive pay rate with comprehensive benefits and competitive pension plan.
• Bonus and pay increases:
  Incentive program based on company performance and annual merit increase program.
• Career growth:
  Opportunities for career advancement through training and development opportunities with tuition reimbursement program.
• Referral program:
  Employees can refer talent and earn!
• Employee perks and discounts:
  Access to exclusive discounts on a number of products and services across Canada.

The Plant Manager
- Refrigerant, is responsible for supporting/leading the safe, efficient, and cost-effective operation of the of the Refrigerant production facility. The Plant Manager is responsible for ensuring that the facility is operating in compliance with all Messer internal requirements as well supporting adherence to government regulations. It is expected that the Plant Manager will build, develop, and manage a high-performance team with a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement to support Messer’s overall business structure while meeting customer needs.

Responsible for build and maintain a safe, quality focused operation. Respects and promotes Messer’s safety objectives and drives initiative to meet these goals. Prepare and present performance to upper management. Ensures all safety, quality, regulatory, accreditation procedures and policies are implemented, and staff appropriately trained.

Oversees all production related activities to plan, direct, and coordinate production, filling, and distribution activities. Ensures that the maintenance of the facility, including equipment and property are in good working order and compliant to both internal and industry best practices. Responsible for the safe handling and storage of cylinders at the plant (High pressure and cryogenic). Ensures efficient distribution of cylinders to branches by providing efficient and timely service.

Is responsible for accident investigations and reporting for the facility as needed.

Responsible for scheduling manufacturing activities to ensure on-time shipments and efficient operations. It involves reviewing product lead‑times and cycle‑times to establish performance goals and managing supply levels to support production demands. This role ensures the effective distribution of cylinders to branch locations and maintains close communication with Management and the Commercial Team to address production and quality concerns. Regular coordination with Sales is essential to support the company’s growth strategy.

A strong customer focus is maintained by developing and monitoring distribution schedules to ensure timely service. The role also includes providing training to customer service, sales teams, and other plants as needed.

Additional responsibilities include supervising cycle counts and maintaining inventory accuracy through necessary adjustments in SAP. The role leads bi‑annual inventory counts and reconciles discrepancies, oversees replenishment reports, and manages Kanban systems and layout revisions. It ensures the availability of raw materials and equipment required to meet production needs, while monitoring plant operations for reliability and efficiency. Executing the production plan and ensuring adherence to work instructions is critical, as is serving as a process expert to resolve operational issues and elevate when necessary.

Compliance with corporate standards and best practices is upheld, and both planned and unplanned maintenance activities are managed, including spare parts availability and equipment condition monitoring. Finally, the role arranges and schedules all third‑party transportation for cylinder distribution.

Coaches, leads, and motivates plant employees. Facilitates communication within the plant, keeping all informed‑on initiatives, strategies, and operational change. Actively listens to staff input concerning daily operations. Provides feedback in annual performance reviews. Recruit, select and develop talent into the…