Full-Time

Director of Human Resources

Posted on 9/17/2025

Airgas

Airgas

5,001-10,000 employees

Supplier of industrial, medical, specialty gases

No salary listed

Peoria, IL, USA + 1 more

More locations: Tulsa, OK, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; up to 2 remote days per week; on-site in Tulsa, OK and Peoria.

Category
People & HR (2)
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Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years in an HR Business Partner or other relevant HR professional role
  • Experienced in mid-level/management-level HR roles for mid- to large-scale industrial, distribution, manufacturing, or retail organizations, including remote workforces.
  • Strong business and financial acumen, digital proficiency (Workday, Google Suite, PowerBI), exceptional collaboration and influencing capabilities, efficient decision-making, results orientation, ability to delegate and empower, global strategic mindset, adaptability, self-motivation, and effective communication across all organizational levels.
Responsibilities
  • Organizational Alignment: Develop and implement regional HR strategies, aligned with AME HR strategies, that drive business outcomes. Partner with AME HR CoEs to execute human resource strategies, proactively anticipate human capital needs, and contribute to long-term HR objectives.
  • Business Acumen: Actively engage in strategic discussions, using financial acumen to connect HR strategies with organizational goals. Provide expert guidance to management on HR opportunities and challenges, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.
  • Consultative Leadership: Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on human capital and organizational development. Act as a culture change agent and champion inclusion and diversity.
  • People Strategy and Impact: Cultivate a highly engaged, high-performance workforce. Lead long-term staffing and workforce planning strategies. Manage employee relations with CoE support.
  • Talent Development & Succession: Lead comprehensive talent management, including conducting regular talent reviews and succession planning, to build diverse talent pipelines and identify high-potential individuals. Develop future leaders through robust development and career pathing initiatives.
  • Operational Leverage: Utilize the BSC and CoEs to streamline administrative tasks and promote self-service options for associates. Lead organizational effectiveness initiatives for the region in partnership with the CoE.
  • M&A and Risk Mitigation: Lead HR-related activities during Mergers & Acquisitions, including effective integration and employee experience, while proactively identifying and addressing potential risks.
Desired Qualifications
  • Proven strategic management experience.
  • Exceptional consultative skills.
  • A track record of developing and mentoring other HR professionals.

Airgas supplies industrial, medical, and specialty gases along with hardgoods, safety products, ammonia products, and process chemicals to customers across the United States. Customers order through a nationwide network of more than 1,100 locations, supported by an e-Business platform and the Airgas Total Access telesales channel, with delivery, services, and technical support. The company differentiates itself with its large distribution footprint, broad product catalog, strong safety offerings, and multiple convenient ordering channels. Its goal is to help more than 1 million customers improve performance by providing safe, reliable access to essential gases, chemicals, and related expertise.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • Cryocap OXY carbon capture technology captures 1.1 million tons CO2 annually.
  • Strategic acquisitions expand Great Lakes and Northern California distribution footprint rapidly.
  • FABTECH showcase demonstrates welding automation solutions for manufacturing productivity gains.

What critics are saying

  • Teamsters nationwide strikes since June 2025 disrupt operations across 15 facilities.
  • NLRB unfair labor practice charges trigger multimillion-dollar fines and operational restrictions.
  • Linde's $1.8 billion 2025 acquisitions erode Airgas market share in welding supplies.

What makes Airgas unique

  • 50-year NASA partnership supplies critical high-pressure nitrogen for Artemis missions.
  • Integrated Air Liquide parent provides cryogenic equipment and rare gases for space.
  • RADNOR Women's PPE line addresses underserved female worker safety market segment.

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Company News

International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Dec 19th, 2025
Teamsters File Nationwide Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Airgas

Teamsters file nationwide unfair labor practice charges against Airgas. Airgas workers fight back against unlawful retaliation. (WASHINGTON) - The Teamsters have filed nationwide unfair labor practice charges against Airgas for violating numerous federal labor laws. This includes unlawful threats, lockouts, discharge, and retaliation against workers for exercising their legal rights and failing to provide notice and an opportunity to bargain. "Airgas has the resources to do the right thing, but instead they continue to abuse our members and break the law," said Juan Campos, Director of the Teamsters Tankhaul Division and International Vice President At-Large. "Management has attacked our members, harmed their families, and put their safety at risk. As Teamsters, we will always fight to protect our members' rights." Airgas Teamsters have been on strike since June 2 nationwide over unfair labor practices. The strikes began after Teamsters Local 701 in New Brunswick, N.J., was forced to the picket line. Teamsters Local 507 in Cleveland and Teamsters Local 283 in Ferndale, Michigan followed soon after. Once the strikes began, pickets were extended to 15 facilities in 11 states. Throughout and after these extensions, Airgas illegally retaliated against workers, unlawfully terminating and suspending members in Pennsylvania and California; locking out members in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, New York, and Michigan; threatening members in Massachusetts, California, Rhode Island, Ohio, and New Jersey; and permanently replacing members in Ohio and New Jersey, for exercising their contractually-protected right to honor extended picket lines and to strike. "Management keeps shifting the goal posts and act like they're above the law," said Shawn Diaz, Airgas Teamster and shop steward with Local 701. "We want to return to work, but this company that rakes in billions annually refuses to offer a fair contract that we rightfully deserve." Airgas has a long history of safety, environmental, and labor law violations, with over $8 million in legal penalties from OSHA, EPA, and the NLRB. In 2016, a U.S. District Court in Florida ordered Airgas to pay $7 million for hazardous waste violations. Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow Teamster on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.

ShopMetalTech
Aug 27th, 2025
FABTECH PREVIEW: Airgas to showcase welding productivity and automation

RADNOR Women's PPE: Airgas introduces a new standard in workplace safety, inclusivity and comfort with the RADNOR Women's PPE collection.

Peoria Journal Star
Aug 7th, 2025
Airgas used hazardous gases on Peoria picketers, Teamsters lawsuit alleges

A group of striking Teamsters is suing Airgas for allegedly releasing hazardous chemicals into the air during pickets last month in Peoria and New Jersey.

ShopMetalTech
Mar 7th, 2025
Airgas launches RADNOR Women's PPE line

Airgas, a supplier of industrial gases and safety products, has announced the launch of its RADNOR line of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designed specifically for women.

Manufacturing Business Technology
Mar 5th, 2025
Airgas Launches Women's PPE Line

Airgas launches women's PPE line.

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