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At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. We are invested in cultivating a dynamic and inclusive culture.

We are looking for you!

• Strong passion for fostering an environment of Diversity, Inclusion and Respect.

• Experience with developing, contributing, and supporting Airgas' commitment to a World Class Service, exceeding customer expectations and building brand loyalty.

• Travel 20% - 30%

Excellent Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance and much more! Benefits Start after 30 days of employment

Recruiter: Laura Brewer /laura.brewer@airgas.com/ 832-954-4791

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Job Description Summary: The Operational Excellence Manager implements the Operational Excellence framework enabling the organization to reach leading levels of process safety, reliability, and efficiency in a cost-effective manner.

• Provides direction and expertise to the operating teams by promoting approved Airgas strategies, deploying industrial legacy programs and managing continuous and sustainable improvement.

• Develops rigorous processes and standard work that ensure consistent levels of reliability, quality and improve performance.

• Develops highly skilled and capable people who can solve problems quickly and effectively.

• Ensures the roll out of new initiatives to accompany the transformation of the Operations to the next step improvements in Operational Excellence

• Educates and trains our workforce in process safety management, including how to recognize and report Process Safety Events

• Performs periodical IMS post audits checks in line with Airgas objectives

• Supports Operations by addressing early detection of inefficiencies using data mining and comprehensive business analytics in order to make the best operational decisions.

• Drives complex troubleshooting, and ensures that incidents (S1/S2 - L1/L2) are analyzed, that relevant root causes are identified, and that effective action plans are built, approved and executed

• Assisting support departments (SIO, Process Control) with relevant Advanced Process Control (APC) projects to correctly tune / optimize the plant controllers, or implement some pure additional control features if needed.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a 2 year technical degree or equivalent experience

• 10 years of ASU operations experience

• ASU SME on the TCL- level 2 or international or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree

• Previous experience managing multiple ASU plant sites at one time

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request by contacting Human Resources at 844-myHR4AG (844-694-7424).

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by phone at 844-myHR4AG (844-694-7424) or by email to .