Plant Operator
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Job Location:
Lincoln Park, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location:
Lincoln Park NJ - Filling industrialHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW
Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Operator in Lincoln Park NJ!We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.
We are looking for you!
-Pay Rate: $29.22/hr
-Shift Time: 1st Shift (5am-1:30pm) Monday-Friday
-Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life including Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D and Disability Insurance.
-Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
-Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match Tuition Assistance Paid Holidays Vacation and Sick time.
-Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment.
Plant Operator performs any combination of following tasks on site in making or repackaging compressed and liquefied gas: Sorts empty cylinders being received by filling plant for refilling and performs necessary prefill inspection steps to qualify cylinders for refill. Examines returned cylinders for surface defects such as dents cracks and burns and rolls cylinders to designated work area. Responsible for safely handling and filling gas products into liquid medical and high pressure gas cylinders in compliance with federal state local regulations and meeting the standard operating procedures of Airgas. Loads cylinders on vehicles using hand truck chain hoist or forklift and records type and quantity of cylinders. Managing customer service relationships purchasing requisitions key performance data and distribution of all Airgas Inventory on the customer sites.
Loads and unloads gas cylinders and/or other products onto and off of route trucks and trailers moving cylinders with proper carts only to ensure safety.
Sorts empty cylinders by type to maintain an organized workflow.
Rolls cylinders and operates a forklift truck for the movement of cylinders on pallets.
Prioritizes the safety and knowledge of various gases; recognizes the size and contents of cylinders by reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the color-coding of tanks. Accurately labels cylinders.
Safely stewards high-pressure medical and liquid cylinders. Prepares high-pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling. Attaches to manifold and evacuates cylinders to eliminate all possible contaminants.
Contributes to basic cylinder maintenance such as painting cylinders labeling cylinders and keeping the work area clean and organized.
Inspects cylinders prior to filling following the excellent safety standards required by government Airgas and distributor regulations. Conducts a variety of safety checks per procedures such as odor tests and checking caps and valves. Fills cylinders by pressure and weight according to regulations and standards.
Verifies cylinder quantities styles and products and/or assists the team with inventory.
Coordinates paperwork to DOT FDA OSHA and Airgas standards. Completes quality control sheets with attention to detail.
Upholds all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases.
Maintains a neat clean and orderly plant appearance.
Supports the team with other needs as they arise.
Coordinates the pickup and return of empty cylinders to storage areas supporting the production facilitys consistent workflow.
Verifies cylinder gas deliveries to ensure accurate documentation and seamless team communication.
Maintains and refreshes gas/liquid cylinder manifolds at partner service sites to ensure high-quality service.
Are you a MATCH
Required Qualifications:
High school degree or GED required.
Mechanical aptitude.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience utilizing SAP or similar ERP system preferred.
Intermediate knowledge of Google Suite or Microsoft Office applications.
Demonstrated knowledge of addition subtraction multiplication and division in all units of measure using whole numbers fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate ratios and percent.
Lives by Airgas safety programs OSHA and all related rules regulations procedures which are applicable to this positions responsibilities.
A minimum of 1 year of related technical lieu of specific industry experience may accept an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Benefits
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 short-term and long-term disability life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) pre-tax commuter transportation benefit parental leave vacation sick time floating holidays jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
Additionally we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for eligible employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.
Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE
At Airgas we are committed to building a 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.
About Airgas
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; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. 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.
Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide a world leader in gases technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66500 employees Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.
Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team you play an important role in the success of your team making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and turn youll find a welcoming workplace where youre valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career whatever path you choose.
Equal Employment Opportunity Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic.
Airgas an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Airgas 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
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Distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as a product line of safety products, welding equipment, specialty tools, and MRO products.
