Area Branch Operations Coordinator

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• Comprehensive 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

Primary responsibilities include offering support and training to Airgas South facilities in the areas of Standard Operating Procedures, Intranet tools, SAP processes and basic computer software applications used in day-to-day branch activities. Expected to visit branch facilities on a regular basis to conduct audits, and continually enhance branch industry and procedural knowledge and efficiency.

Safety and Regulatory Compliance

• Fosters and encourages staff alignment with Airgas Safety Pledge and 12 Life Saving Rules.

• Exemplifies, promotes and develops safe work behaviors.

• Supports all applicable regulatory (OSHA, FDA, EPA) requirements to ensure they are met and applicable training and recordkeeping is performed to meet departmental and location deadlines.

• Promotes alignment with all Specialty, Medical and Food Gas Standard Operating Procedures, SMS and ISO requirements.

Essential Functions:

• We invite you to engage with and understand the Standard Operating Procedures Manual, Human Resources Manual, Safety Management System, and SAP Quick Reference Guide.

• Facilitate learning and conduct audits on Standard Operating Procedures.

• Assess needs and provide supportive training on Airgas South Intranet Tools.

• Assess needs and provide training on Microsoft Outlook.

• Provide onboarding support to new personnel at the branch level on procedures and processes.

• Communicate excellent and effective practices used throughout all branches.

• Support the team on the use of Zip Files and filters in Excel.

• Ideally, you bring extensive industry knowledge and a passion to mentor others.

• Communicate monthly with Area Vice President and Region President regarding progress, challenges, and suggestions for process improvement and alignment.

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of all order entry, data research and computer skills necessary to support customers and suppliers.

• Assist branches in aligning with Safety Management Systems procedures.

• Offer assistance to all departments that may be able to utilize a field trainer.

• Other duties and projects as assigned.

• Team player with a positive attitude.

• Willing to improve skills and techniques by attending classes and/or vendor training on employee's own time.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, self-starter, self-motivated, sense of urgency, personable, well organized, ability to achieve goals, ability to focus and pay attention to detail.

• Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Management, Accounting or related field, or equivalent combination of experience and/or training and education.

• 7+ years experience in the welding industry and/or sales, preferably both.

• Experience with SAP preferred.

• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, Airgas South intranet, Microsoft Outlook, SAP processes and Branch operating processes.

• Knowledge of corresponding geographical areas.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents and regulatory requirements.

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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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