About Us

Family-owned and operated since 1970, we are an industry-leading gas distributor founded on unparalleled customer service. Our industrial, medical, food, and specialty gas products support a variety of industries that work daily to improve the world we live in, and our ongoing commitment to serve spans the southwestern United States with 16 locations across California and Arizona. Discover the most interesting industry you’ve never heard of!

Position Overview

This position is responsible in the day-to-day operations of the distribution location. This is a working supervisor role and key responsibilities include dispatching and managing deliveries / pickups, customer service, pulling/receiving parts, and other warehouse work as necessary.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Effectively train/coach location staff on company procedures and expectations enabling location to maximize sales and profit
• Handle employee relations issues as required
• Communicate with internal and external customers as needed
• Route deliveries and product in a high-volume, fast-paced distribution center
• Supervise performance of the dispatch team so that business objectives are optimally achieved
• Complete Performance reviews on direct reports
• Operate computer system to schedule, route, and track daily service
• Monitor daily warehouse and delivery volume and expense
• Maintain schedules of Independent Carriers
• Responsible for communicating with designated supervisor on timely updates on arrivals, departures and customer discrepancies
• Audit all aspects of the location to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and checklists
• Evaluate and maintain the location safety and security checklist
• Inspect all delivery vehicles and ensure that the vehicles are safe and maintained within company standards
• Assist the Safety Director with investigating and reviewing all accidents and incidents involving employees and ensure correct action is taken
• Responsible for ensuring monthly safety meetings are being conducted in accordance to DOT regulations
• Monitor metrics from Roadnet, in addition to existing distribution information, to help improve profitability and the overall customer experience
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent relevant experience with 5 or more years’ experience in Retail logistics, warehousing and distribution
• Experience in controlling expenses and budget management
• Ability to lead others and ability to influence others without formal authority; excellent verbal & written communication skills; innovativeness; integrity and trust; results oriented; action biased/self-starter; deals with ambiguity; business acumen and organizational savvy; customer focus; good listening skills; excellent analytical ability; outstanding planning and negotiation skills; work in a fast-paced environment with excellent time management skills; knowledge of distribution, transportation, logistics and supply chain management
• Ability to solve a wide range of complex, multi-disciplinary problems, which must consider short and intermediate, term company-wide planning
• Ability to improve existing systems/procedures which periodically result in new ideas or approaches of considerable significance
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, specifically MS Outlook and MS Excel
• 3+ years of supervisory experience required
• Experience in the industrial gas business preferred

Supervisory Responsibility

Manage direct reports

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing this job, the employee must stand for long periods, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone, keyboard reach, stoop, and kneel. This person must be able to lift, carry, or set down 50+ pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.

Travel

Some travel may be required 

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, exempt, and on-site position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, and range from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Compensation and Benefits

• Individual and company performance-based quarterly bonuses as outlined in our plan documents 
• Annual performance-based merits 
• Commission will be earned in accordance with our applicable plans
  • Company vehicle or monthly car allowance 
• Comprehensive benefits package:
  • Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Voluntary accident coverage, hospitalization plans, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP’s), Wellness platform access
  • 401(k) + company match
• 7      company paid holidays 
• 3      weeks of paid time off (PTO) earned on an accrual basis
• Professional development opportunities and ongoing training
• Healthy work/life balance and a collaborative and inclusive company culture

The compensation range reflects WestAir’s good-faith estimate for the base compensation expected at the time of posting. Compensation offered will be determined by the job-related factors, including skills, experience, qualifications, education, and geographic location.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the organization’s ongoing needs.

WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.