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At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

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CryoEase Distribution Scheduler - Worcester

We pride ourselves on being an innovative technology company that cultivates an environment of collaboration and inclusion. We need and seek out people who are dedicated and driven to create the future. People with passion and commitment to get it right and a never-ending desire to innovate, learn, improve, and contribute. Sounds like you?

About the Role: Join our dynamic Planning and Scheduling Team in an exciting role as the CryoEase Distribution Scheduler. In this position, you will oversee the efficient routing of the CryoEase delivery fleet optimizing cost-effective routes within agreed service levels. You'll collaborate closely with technical service and order management teams, finding innovative solutions for emergency requirements. Your role will involve effective management of driver hours, resource allocation, adherence to regulations, and vehicle maintenance compliance.

LOCATION: Worcester

WORKING ARRANGMENTS: Sunday to Thursday - 9am to 5pm (shift payment on top of the base salary); hybrid set-up available (2 days a week in the office, 3 at home); occasional requirement to work overtime - mainly for holiday and sickness cover as required (infrequent)

**Responsibilities**:

- Efficiently schedule daily deliveries, optimizing efficiencies while meeting service level targets.
- Balance workloads across available resources for optimal distribution.
- Maintain and fine-tune scheduling software parameters and rules, proposing solutions to ongoing challenges.
- Monitor telemetry accounts and plan deliveries accordingly, reporting technical issues as needed.
- Advise Distribution team on resource allocation based on changing customer needs and fleet demands.
- Manage CSO hours per working time regulations, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
- Handle day-to-day resource changes, communicating updates and maintaining accurate records.
- Respond to emergency requests within specified timelines, reporting deviations to relevant authority.
- Complete required daily reports promptly and communicate resulting actions accurately.
- Coordinate new customer requests, including commission fill requirements, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Flexibly accommodate varying shifts per operational needs and Planning Manager's requests.

Qualifications:

- Strong analytical skills for logical problem-solving.
- Decision-making ability under time and resource constraints.
- Effective activity planning to meet demands.
- Self-initiative and teamwork capabilities.
- Proven track record of identifying and addressing customer needs proactively.
- Motivated, self-starting attitude.
- Compliance-driven approach to job requirements.
- Proficiency in PC skills and willingness to learn.
- Ability to recognize improvement opportunities and offer recommendations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills for clear written and verbal communication across organizational levels.
- Demonstrated respect and professionalism in interactions with others.

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.