Operations Management Trainee

Description:

As a qualification for this position, the Operations Trainee will be placed in a local fill plant and must

successfully complete a comprehensive training program that will give them a working knowledge of

our industry, our customers and our organization. In addition, this program is designed around plant

oriented and professional development training to ensure that, once completed; the Trainee will be

able to meet the demanding challenges of this position. Upon completion of the program, the

Trainee will be required to meet and exceed both divisional and regional objectives for streamlining

logistics, optimization of resources, managing human capital, and above all, managing safety

standards of an Airgas plant.

Attend and successfully complete all training modules provided by Airgas in the development

role to include:

ï‚· Operate and safely maintain a generation plant for packaging gases into cylinders while

ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local regulations, and company policies and

procedures.

ï‚· Schedule and direct safety meetings.

ï‚· Coordinate testing and maintenance needs to production demands, working in conjunction

with Production and Distribution managers.

ï‚· Assign cylinder warehousing.

ï‚· Maintain quality control and other required records (DOT, FDA, EPA, Airgas, etc.)

ï‚· Assign training for all cylinder testers and cylinder maintenance personnel.

ï‚· Capture testing and maintenance data using corporate approved spreadsheet.

ï‚· Develop plans for an effective preventative maintenance program for all testing and

maintenance equipment.

ï‚· Develop a tracking system for all cylinders received from and shipped to other locations.

ï‚· Prepare budgets for staffing, equipment, and facility improvement needs.

ï‚· Maintain a safe and clean workplace.

ï‚· Ensure all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.

ï‚· Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed and safety training is regularly scheduled,

conducted and documented.

ï‚· Provide coaching and corrective action promptly, to ensure that poor performers are

identified, documented and improved to acceptable performance, or released.

ï‚· Approve overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at acceptable levels.

ï‚· Ensure employee complaints, safety concerns, grievances, etc., are effectively handled.

ï‚· Supervises cylinder re-testing and certification.

ï‚· Reports any equipment or facility defects to Operations Management.