Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. Area Operations Manager Location: Signal Hill, CA Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking an Area Operations Manager to join our team located in Signal Hill, CA. This role is responsible for activities in Service, Production, Manufacturing and Maintenance to ensure required Linde business objectives are met. This role will report directly to the Southern CA General Manager. What we offer you! - Competitive pay & commission eligible - Comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, vision and more) - 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan - Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO) - Employee Discount Programs - Career growth opportunities - Tuition Reimbursement - Pay range: $118,000 - $173,000 yearly (commensurate with experience) What you will be doing: - Leads a team of Plant Operation Managers as well as being directly responsible for: - Plant Operations - Distribution - Safety (Personal and Operational) - Compliance - Quality - Oversees all production & distribution activities for plants as well as all distribution for internal shuttles throughout the markets - Responsible for safety and compliance (internal Linde standards, FDA, Federal, State, & local regulations for the division) - Manages Productivity, Lean & Six Sigma Initiatives - Works directly with region Productivity management team - Creates & manages operational plans that result in the accomplishment of Linde objectives - Develop yearly plant management operational goals with interim and final operational performance, and manages performance against the goals - Continues to utilize current US West Best Practices: - Facilitate Weekly Plant Expense Management Review Calls - Manage Regional Monthly Safety Trend Charts - Manage and Distribute Monthly Plant KPI Actuals Chart - Monthly Regional Vice President Operational Reporting - Coordinate and facilitates activities and commitments with sales organization - Ensures strategies are appropriately formulated and communication plans are provided - Monitors trends, develops procedures, and takes actions that set precedents - KPI Reporting - Develop continuous process improvement projects with retail and plant operations teams - Staff, train, coach, and administer performance reviews, and corrective action of subordinate employees - Ensure direct staff is also staffing, training, coaching, administering performance reviews and corrective actions down through the operations organization - Ensures compliance with all applicable internal and external standards - Works with strategic independence, conferring with Region and Senior Management on more complex assignments - Develops documented operational planning and goals - Coordinate's operations and project work with corporate functions including logistics, engineering, human resources, and finance - Other duties as assigned What makes you great: - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required - 5-10 years management experience - Cylinder gas and Dry Ice operations experience required - Strong written & verbal communication skills - Strong MS Office skills - Ability to travel a minimum of 50% Why you will enjoy working with us Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. (LG&E) is part of the largest Welding, Industrial, Medical, and Specialty Gases companies in the U.S. We carry a comprehensive selection of industrial gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide, etc. LG&E has an extensive network of production plants, retail stores, distribution centers, and customer service locations with a focus on making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful by helping to sustain and protect our planet. For more information about the company, please visit our website. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.