Plant Operator
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Airgas an Air Liquide company is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial medical and specialty gases as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products. Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64500 associates globally.
Through the passion and diversity of its 18000 associates Airgas fosters a culture of safety customer success sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas take initiative and make decisions.
Performs any combination of following tasks on site in making or repackaging compressed and liquefied gas: Loads cylinders or containers on vehicles using hand truck or lift gate and records type and quantity of cylinders. Examines returned cylinders for surface defects such as dents cracks and burns and moves cylinders to designated work area. Removes cylinder cap (if appropriate for the type of cylinder involved). Inspects valves for correct CGA connection and pressure relief device. Connects cylinders to manifold and opens valves to first draw off residual gas and then evacuate cylinders. Inspects cylinder labels to assure they are correct for the service intended legible and legal with current federal requirements replacing inappropriate labels detected. Fills cylinders in accordance with specific guidelines either by pressure or weight as appropriate. Weighs cylinders filled with liquid products on platform scale and records weight. Tests cylinders for leaks by brushing or spraying chemical solution around valve. Records all necessary documentation and sets a cylinder aside for settled pressure checks. Moves all cylinders to the area designated for full cylinders out-of-test cylinders or repair as appropriate.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Operate and safely maintain equipment for pumping or repackaging gases into cylinders
Perform all required pre-fill and post-fill inspections and tests before cylinders are released
Ensure cylinders are adequately maintained cylinders requiring maintenance or repair are removed from service until corrected
Regularly inspect and maintain pumping apparatus and associated pressure gages and monitoring devices
Fill cylinders or containers to proper pressure or weight whichever is appropriate
Ensure cylinder filling records are accurately maintained and that all required procedures are followed in order to comply with local state and federal regulations
Ensure any accident or injury is promptly reported to management
Conduct periodic checks of plant for safe and efficient operation
Operate a forklift pallet jack and other warehouse equipment
Maintain neat clean and orderly plant appearance
Perform mathematical calculations
Are you a MATCH
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to perform very heavy work routinely lift 25 75 lbs. and occasionally lift 76 to greater than 100 lbs
Ability to perform work during prolonged standing up to 8 hours; frequent bending stooping crouching reaching grasping feeling and repetitive motion also required
Ability to perform work during occasional climbing balancing kneeling crawling pushing pulling and finger activities
Ability to read and comprehend Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Must be able to safely drive a forklift
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 full-time 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
