What are the responsibilities and job description for the Distribution Supervisor position at Praxair / Linde?
Linde Gas & Equipment, Inc. is seeking a Distribution Supervisor to join our team located in Sewickley, PA. The Distribution Supervisor will be responsible for coordinating and dispatching of daily routes for product delivery trucks.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and direction for day-to-day operations through a team of supervisors and direct employees
- Responsible for reliability of supply to our customers and ensuring that all deliveries comply with FDA standards as well as Linde's quality assurance system
- Ensures the delivery of packaged & cryogenic products meet internal/external customer requirements
- Trains the Distribution Team in all aspects of Linde Safety & Quality systems & requirements
- Monitors distribution efficiencies and manpower to ensure customer demands are met
- Responsible for Safety training and evaluations, including leading accident investigations.
- Controls costs by evaluating shipments, consolidating loads, and selecting most cost-efficient method of shipment
- Drives productivity to maximize distribution capabilities and operational efficiencies
- Provides job training that fosters career development and growth
- Ensures all HAZMAT and Driver Load documents are complete and filed
- May assist in planning work assignments in accordance with employee performance, capacity, production schedules, and anticipated delays
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications -
- College Degree Strongly Preferred, HS Diploma is required
- Prior DOT experience is required
- Minimum 2 years Leadership experience
- Minimum 2 years Distribution, Logistics, or Transportation experience
- Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and effectively in all situations with great interpersonal skills
- Knowledgeable of regulatory agency requirements including, but not limited to, FDA, DOT, OSHA, and EPA.
- Experience working in a Union environment
- Strong reasoning and proven analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to motivate teams and manage conflict
- Basic PC skills
- Ability to access all levels and areas of the facility
- Ability to interpret and understand DOT and internal compliance policies and procedures and relate them to others
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 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 and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions. For more information about the company, please visit our website at www.lindeus.com.
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.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Leadership: 2 years (Preferred)
- Distribution, Logistics, or Transportation: 2 years (Preferred)
- FDA, DOT, OSHA, and EPA: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Sewickley, PA 15143: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person