Cylinder Filler

Airgas•Miamiville, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cylinder Filler supports the team by safely operating equipment used to handle and produce packaged gas cylinders, including high-pressure and liquefied gases. The role involves loading, unloading, sorting, moving, preparing, inspecting, and filling cylinders and cryogenic vessels while following applicable government, Airgas, and distributor standards. The position also contributes to cylinder maintenance and work-area cleanliness, performs safety and quality checks, assists with inventory, and completes required documentation. The Filler must uphold all standards for the safe handling of hazardous materials and cylinder gases.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to read and understand material safety data sheets.
Customer service skills and ability to collaborate with people from a variety of backgrounds.
Self-motivation and ability to contribute in a fast-paced environment to meet shared deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and precision.
Ability to perform basic calculations using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to calculate rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to safely operate a forklift; training may be provided.
Physical ability to walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach, stoop, kneel, or crouch as needed.
Vision abilities including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.
Physical coordination to stand, bend, stoop, reach, and grasp, and ability to communicate and hear effectively in the facility.
Sensory awareness to detect environmental cues such as the smell or sound of gas.
Ability to perform occasional movement through the facility, fine motor tasks or computer entry, and reaching with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 60 pounds and move up to 800 pounds with material-handling equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a manufacturing operation; filling or loading experience is a plus.
Familiarity with the gas, welding, and safety supply industry or the chemical industry.

Responsibilities

Safely operate equipment for handling and producing packaged gas cylinders, including high-pressure and liquefied gases.
Load and unload gas cylinders or other products onto and off route trucks and trailers, using proper carts to move cylinders.
Sort empty cylinders by type to support an organized workflow.
Roll cylinders and operate a forklift to move cylinders on pallets.
Read and interpret cylinder labels and tank color coding to identify gas hazards, cylinder size, and contents.
Accurately label cylinders and safely care for high-pressure, medical, and liquid cylinders.
Prepare high-pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling.
Attach cylinders to a manifold and evacuate them to eliminate possible contaminants.
Perform basic cylinder maintenance, including painting and labeling cylinders, and clean the work area.
Inspect cylinders before filling in accordance with required government, Airgas, and distributor procedures.
Conduct safety checks such as odor tests and checks of cylinder caps and valves.
Fill cylinders by pressure and weight in accordance with regulations and standards.
Check cylinder quantities, styles, and products, and/or assist the team with inventory.
Coordinate documentation to DOT, FDA, OSHA, and Airgas standards.
Complete quality-control sheets as required.
Uphold government and company standards for safely handling hazardous materials and cylinder gases.