Production Operator III
Production Operator III
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Job Description
Location:
Portland OR (Plant) Filling industrialHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW
Responsible for safely handling and filling pure medical grade gas products into high pressure and liquid gas cylinders in compliance with federal state local regulations and meeting the standard operating procedures of Airgas.The hourly rate for this position is $25
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for adherence to company policies including safety and the use of personal protective equipment.
Maintains a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with vendors coworkers and management.
Performs various duties in the plant to include forklift operation material handling and sorting inspecting and or cylinder maintenance work.
Inspects cylinders prior to filling following standard procedures as required by government Airgas and distributor standards. Conducts a variety of Safety checks per procedures such as odor tests checking caps and valves. Analyzes products for purity and correct mixtures.
Handles highpressure gas and liquid cylinders. Prepares high pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling. Attaches to manifold evacuates cylinders to eliminate all possible contaminants. Fills cylinders by pressure and weight per regulations and standards.
Assists with the loading & unloading of cylinders on & off pallets and tractor trailers. Operates a forklift pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
Manages paperwork to DOT FDA OSHA and Airgas standards. Completes quality control sheets as required.
Understands hazards of various gases; size and contents of cylinders by reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the colorcoding of tanks. Accurately labels cylinders.
Complies with all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/ cylinder gases.
Maintains a neat clean and orderly plant appearance.
All employees are expected to perform any reasonable work request that falls within the qualifications but not specifically described
Are you a MATCH
Required Education:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Required Length and Type of Experience:
Must be able to operate forklift and maintain appropriate forklift certifications.
Minimum of one year of prior experience in a manufacturing operation; filling or loading experience preferred.
Strong background in gas welding and safety supply industry or chemical industry preferred.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
Ability to work independently and under pressure to meet deadlines.
Must be able to work flexible hours to meet customers needs and management expectations.
Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
Must be able to operate in a drugfree workplace.
Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment.
We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision plans vacation sick time floating holidays and paid holidays for fulltime employees.
We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.
Additionally we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
Your differences enhance our performance
At Airgas we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their race gender sexual orientation religion disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
Equal Employment Opportunity Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic.
Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Companys written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.
Airgas an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact us by email at .
Employment Type
Full-Time
