Job Abstract

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complies with all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases.

- Handles high pressure, medical and liquid cylinders to include preparation for filling, filling by pressure & weight, attaching to manifold and evacuating cylinders to eliminate possible contamination

- Assists with loading & unloading of cylinders on & off pallets and tractor trailers using forklift, pallet jack or other warehouse equipment

- 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.

- 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 color-coding of tanks.

- Performs various duties in the plant to include forklift operation, material handling and sorting, inspecting, and or cylinder maintenance work.

- Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.

- Other duties as assigned.

Are you a MATCH?
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Required Length & Type of Experience
- Minimum of one year prior experience in a manufacturing operation, filling or loading experience preferred

- Prior forklift experience preferred

- Acetylene experience may be required (depending on work location)

- Position may require CDL (depending on work location)

- Previous experience in gas, welding, safety supply or chemical industry preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSA's):
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.

- Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.

- Excellent customer service skills.

- Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.

- Strong level of attention to detail.

- Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.

- Ability to safely operate a forklift.


EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability
Airgas will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the FCIHO

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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.

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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 Company’s 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 us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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