Director Of Production - North Region (9050)

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for multiple production plants and fill facilities across the assigned region.
  
  • Ensure safe, efficient, and compliant production operations for industrial, medical, specialty, and beverage gases.
  • Drive operational consistency, plant productivity, asset utilization, and process standardization across all facilities.
  • Develop and implement operational strategies to support company growth, customer demand, and service objectives.
  • Monitor production capacity and coordinate operational planning to ensure uninterrupted product supply.

• Champion AWG’s safety-first culture and ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, FDA, EPA, NFPA, CGA, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
  
  • Lead safety initiatives, audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs.
  • Ensure all production facilities maintain compliance with medical gas manufacturing standards, quality systems, and regulatory inspections.
  • Promote proactive risk management and continuous safety improvement initiatives throughout the region.
  • Ensure employee adherence to operational procedures, PPE requirements, and safe handling practices for compressed and cryogenic gases.

• Oversee production scheduling, cylinder filling operations, bulk gas supply coordination, and inventory management.
  
  • Partner with supply chain and operations teams to ensure product availability and efficient distribution support.
  • Ensure production quality standards are consistently achieved and maintained across all facilities.
  • Support implementation and maintenance of quality assurance programs and production documentation requirements.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, waste reduction, throughput, and operational reliability.

• Oversee preventive maintenance programs and plant equipment reliability initiatives.
  
  • Ensure production equipment, pumps, manifolds, vaporizers, compressors, filling systems, and cryogenic assets are properlymaintained and operational.
  • Partner with maintenance and engineering teams on facility upgrades, capital projects, and equipment improvements.
  • Monitor plant downtime, maintenance trends, and operational performance metrics to improve asset reliability.

• Lead, coach, and develop plant managers, production supervisors, maintenance personnel, and production associates.
  
  • Support recruiting, onboarding, training, performance management, and succession planning efforts.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
  • Provide leadership development and operational guidance to plant leadership teams.

• Manage regional production operating budgets, labor costs, maintenance expenses, and capital expenditures.
  
  • Monitor KPIs related to safety, production efficiency, downtime, quality, inventory accuracy, and profitability.
  • Identify operational efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities while maintaining safety and product quality standards.
  • Support forecasting, budgeting, and long-range operational planning activities.

• Partner closely with operations, distribution, safety, sales, supply chain, engineering, HR, and finance teams to support businessobjectives.
  
  • Support onboarding and operational integration of newly acquired production facilities.
  • Serve as a senior escalation point for plant operational, production, and compliance issues.
  • Support company-wide operational initiatives, standardization efforts, and strategic growth objectives.
  • Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, ora related field (or equivalent experience).
  
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in industrial gas production, manufacturing, chemical processing, or related industrial operations environments.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial gas production operations, cylinder filling processes, cryogenic systems, and plant safety practices.
  • Working knowledge of OSHA, DOT, FDA medical gas requirements, EPA regulations, NFPA standards, and CGA guidelines.
  • Demonstrated experience leading multiple production facilities and large operational teams.
  • Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience managing operational budgets, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Ability to analyze operational data and drive performance improvements.
  • Willingness to travel regularly within the assigned region.

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
• A supportive, team-oriented culture with opportunities for growth.

American Welding & Gas, an employee owned company, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. AWG traces its history to Valley Welding Supply in Billings, MT and Scott-Gross Company in Lexington, KY - both of which began in 1949. The Company has grown both organically and through acquisition to its present size. AWG manufactures and distributes industrial, medical, specialty and beverage gases and associated welding and safety supplies. We operate 76 retail locations and 16 gas fill plants located in seventeen states stretching from Montana through Georgia. AWG has 585 employees who serve our customers in over 30 states and Canada.