Location:
Oakwood Village, OH - Filling industrialComprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment
Recruiter: Kailee Cooper / kailee.cooper@airliquide.com
The Distribution Manager is vital to all phases of distribution including daily truck routing (inter-company shuttles, trailer and bulk deliveries), monitoring delivery vehicle maintenance, recordkeeping, and driver safety oversight. The Distribution Manager is responsible for enhancing service excellence in a safe and efficient manner. You will provide mentorship to drivers and coordinate special requirements in partnership with the Plant Manager and shift leads.
Key Responsibilities:
Provides mentorship and guidance to drivers regarding safe work habits.
Coordinates the availability of drivers and equipment, including all vehicle maintenance requirements, to ensure that adequate resources are available to meet distribution/customer needs.
Stewards distribution resources and enhances service response through balancing of daily routes and overall system optimization.
Provides safety and compliance training to meet Department of Transportation (DOT), Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Airgas organization-wide requirements.
Fosters continuous growth in daily distribution operations and promotes and supports distribution efficiency initiatives for the location, including demand leveling.
Develops, documents and trains employees on Standard Operating Processes (SOPs).
Reviews and processes daily all Department of Transportation (DOT) documentation; vehicle condition reports and drivers hours of service, route efficiency and completion.
Reviews incoming orders for accuracy and unusual requirements; communicates these for production planning.
Evaluates returned trips for paperwork accuracy and unfulfilled orders, and manages open orders for status and closure.
Prepares daily local and inter-branch delivery schedules for cylinders and bulk.
Prepares load sheets, delivery tickets and manifests, highlighting any critical customer requirements. Ideally, you ensure loads are accurate and complete.
Responds to inquiries from sales, customer service and branches regarding delivery status, capabilities and any emergency delivery requirements.
Collaborates on other duties and projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent.
5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
2+ years of demonstrated leadership experience in a distribution setting.
Preferred Qualifications
A College degree in supply chain management, logistics, or a related field is a plus.
Familiarity with truck routing and the shipping of hazardous materials.
Knowledge of DOT regulations and FDA requirements.
Experience with SAP is highly valued.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
Proactive and well-organized with a strong eye for detail and a collaborative spirit.
A team-oriented contributor with a positive attitude and the ability to foster alignment across different departments.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly share technical procedures, safety rules, and maintenance instructions.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture professional relationships effectively, even during times of complexity.
We value an appreciation for cultural diversity and the ability to establish inclusive working relationships.
Strong analytical skills and a comfort with metrics; able to share insights effectively with all levels of the organization and our customers.
Leadership and support skills: You recognize the needs of the team and effectively coordinate personnel, time, and resources to reach shared milestones.
Ability to establish thoughtful courses of action, develop supportive evaluation criteria, and keep the team on track toward our common objectives.
Practical math skills, including the ability to calculate rates, ratios, and percentages.
Customer-focused and dedicated to interacting in a professional, respectful, and courteous manner.
Ability to safely operate a forklift.
Physical Requirements & Environment
Specific vision abilities including close, distance, and color vision, as well as peripheral perception and focus.
Ability to occasionally lift/move up to 60 pounds and move more than 125 pounds using provided material handling equipment.
Capability for occasional walking, standing, bending, reaching, and repetitive motion.
Ability to perform tasks requiring occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, and manual activities like tightening ratchet binders.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers/co-workers and remain alert to the work environment (including smelling/hearing gas leaks).
Minimal travel required; occasional weekend or on-call status to support the team.
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Benefits
We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.
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Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE
At Airgas, we are committed to building a 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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About Airgas
Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.
Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.
Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you’ll find a welcoming workplace where you’re valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career — whatever path you choose.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Airgas 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 email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.
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