Area Operations Manager

At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Airgas is Hiring for an Area Operations Manager in Salt Lake City, UT!

We are looking for you!

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with extended hours as needed

• Previous operational management experience in industrial gas plants.
• Gives direction to Plant Manager, Distribution Manager and Lab Manager as needed.
• Plans production operations, establishes priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Working knowledge of applicable machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Works with Plant Manager and Distribution Manager to develop or revise standard operational and working practices. Observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Overseas and assists with monthly cylinder inventory.
• Works with the sales department to resolve customer issues.
• Works closely with Human Resources to resolve personnel issues.
• Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data.
• Vendor certification and compliance for working onsite.
• Regulator compliance with State and Federal regulations. (Hazmat, DOT, FDA ect.)
• Manages managers of plant facilities, including distribution managers.
• Other duties may be assigned as dictated by the needs of the business.

• High school diploma or GED required
• 10+ years experience in the bulk/gas industry; or equivalent combination of education and experience in a production environment in a chemical, gas or related industry.
• FDA, OSHA, DOT, EPA, and Hazardous Materials experience.
• Must conduct audits and provide training on the Standard Operating Procedures, including compliance with OSHA, DOT, EPA, FDA and state regulations.
• Must communicate monthly with the Vice President and Region President regarding progress, issues and process improvement suggestions.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively delegate and direct the work of the spec. gas, operations, fill plant operations and distribution department.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals,
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be a self-starter, have a sense of urgency, be personable, well organized, have the ability to achieve goals and the ability to focus on details.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Willing to improve skills by attending classes and/or operational compliance training on your own time.
• MUST be willing to TRAVEL up to 20% of the time with overnight stays as needed.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel to customer sites.

• Bachelor’s degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university in engineering, chemistry or related field preferred