Plant Manager

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Plant Manager

Ashland, KY, United States | req33213 Work Schedule: 1st Shift

What you will enjoy doing*

• You will provide leadership and direction for a team of entry-level production employees to ensure customer demand is consistently met
• Coordinate daily production activities and distribution requirements, including local delivery routes and shuttle scheduling
• You will lead reliability, compliance, quality, and safety initiatives to meet governmental and environmental regulations Ensure temployees are trained and committed to Linde Safety and Quality systems, woring closely with the Compliance Manager to coordinate training
• Monitor production performance and manpower levels to maintain efficiency, anticipate problems, and develop contingencies
• Identify operational challenges and lead improvement efforts related to production processes, shift scheduling, and training; report progress and findings to plant management
• You will manage and escalate equipment and product quality issues, maintaining adequate inventory of production supplies and support 5S and Lean Projects and hazardous waste activities, continuously identifying ways to reduce plant operating costs through Operational Excellence strategies

What makes you great

• Bachelor's degree is preferred; high school diploma or GED is required in this role
• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in an industrial plant environment
• 5+ years of experience in Driver, operations, distribution or quality roles
• You have at least three (3) years of experience leading and developing employees
• Willingness to work in a unionized Environment is required

Why you will love working with us


Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.


Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.


What we offer you!


At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day!


Have we inspired you? Let's talk about it


We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.

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.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.

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