Plant Manager
Core
Operate medium-sized Airgas facilities safely and reliably by complying with regulatory requirements, developing and leading personnel, managing costs effectively, and ensuring product quality and quantity.
Role type
Plant Manager (Continuous Process Industry)
Builds
Air separation or carbon dioxide liquefaction plants and applicable process plant operations
Domain
Industrial Gases / Chemical Processing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (Note: Corrected to 'physical/operational work' context, but strictly following allowed list, this falls under 'physical/clinical work' as the closest fit for on-site industrial operations, or better yet, the prompt's list is fixed. Let's re-evaluate the list: 'production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work'. This role is about running a physical plant. 'Infrastructure' usually implies software/cloud. 'Physical/clinical work' is the only one fitting on-site industrial operations. I will use 'physical/clinical work' as the closest semantic match for 'physical plant operations' given the constrained list, or if 'infrastructure' is interpreted broadly as physical assets. However, standard interpretation of this specific list usually maps 'physical/clinical work' to healthcare or heavy manual labor. Let's look at the duties: 'operate medium-sized Airgas facilities', 'troubleshooting plant machinery'. This is physical plant management. I will select 'physical/clinical work' as the only option involving physical site operations, though it's a slight stretch, or 'infrastructure' if referring to the plant itself. Actually, looking at the list again, none fit perfectly for 'Plant Manager'. However, 'infrastructure' often covers physical assets in some taxonomies. But 'physical/clinical work' is explicitly for clinical. Let's assume the prompt's list is rigid. I will choose 'physical/clinical work' as it is the only one involving physical site presence and machinery, despite the 'clinical' tag, or 'infrastructure' if we consider the plant an infrastructure asset. Given the strict constraint, I will use 'physical/clinical work' as it implies on-site physical labor/management of physical assets in this specific constrained schema context, or 'infrastructure'. Let's go with 'infrastructure' as the plant is the infrastructure. Wait, the prompt says 'physical/clinical work'. A plant manager does not do clinical work. A plant manager manages physical infrastructure. I will use 'infrastructure' as the best fit for managing a physical plant among the choices, assuming 'infrastructure' covers physical industrial plants in this specific taxonomy.
Required skills
regulatory compliance, cost management, team leadership, process troubleshooting, safety leadership, budgeting, operational planning, hazard analysis, performance evaluation, commercial agreements
Preferred skills
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Chemical discipline, direct experience within the chemical industry
Technologies
Air Separation, Carbon Dioxide liquefaction, OSHA, EPA, FDA, cGMP, Management of Change
Responsibilities
Ensure site safety for employees, contractors, and visitors; maintain Health, Safety, and Environmental policies; guide stewardship of Key Operating Documents; perform process troubleshooting and predictive maintenance; comply with FDA, OSHA, EPA, DOT, and cGMP regulations; develop annual maintenance and turn-around plans; optimize operating costs within budget; conduct performance reviews and training; manage licenses and permits.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership