Filler

Airgas•Bellmawr, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Filler safely handles and fills industrial, medical, high-pressure, and liquid gas products into cylinders, and prepares cryogenic vessels for filling. The role follows federal, state, and local regulations and Airgas standard operating procedures to help ensure product quality, cylinder safety, and accurate documentation. The Filler also assists with cylinder movement and loading, supports labeling and quality control, and maintains a safe work environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate with people from varied backgrounds and perspectives.
Customer service skills.
Self-motivation and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet shared deadlines.
Attention to detail and precision.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic 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 sufficient for safe work, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and ability to focus.
Ability to stand, bend, stoop, reach, and grasp regularly, and to communicate and hear effectively within the facility.
Sensory awareness to detect environmental cues, including gas odors or sounds, for site safety.
Ability to move around the facility, perform fine motor tasks or computer entry, and reach with hands and arms as needed.
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 chemical industry.

Responsibilities

Inspect cylinders before filling and confirm they meet applicable government, Airgas, and distributor standards.
Conduct prescribed safety checks, including odor tests and checks of cylinder caps and valves.
Analyze products for purity and correct mixtures.
Prepare high-pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling; connect cylinders to manifolds and evacuate them to help ensure product quality and purity.
Fill cylinders by pressure and weight in accordance with regulations and standards.
Assist with loading and unloading cylinders on and off pallets and tractor trailers.
Maintain records to DOT, FDA, OSHA, and Airgas standards, and complete required quality-control sheets.
Identify gas hazards and cylinder sizes and contents by reading labels and interpreting tank color codes.
Support accurate cylinder labeling.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), and disability insurance, including short-term and long-term disability.
Paid 14-week childbirth benefit and parental leave.
401(k) plan with company matching funds.
Tuition assistance or reimbursement and discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents.
Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, and floating holidays.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit.
Jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave.
Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.