Inventory Technician

Airgas • Houston, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Airgas is Hiring for an Inventory Techincian in Kansas City, Kansas! 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 are looking for you ! Recruiter: Natasha Smith / [email protected]/[phone] CALL/TEXT Cylinder Inventory Technician will commute to multiple Truman Medical centers within the Kansas City, Kansas market, servicing a large hospital system and other sites as required. You will be responsible for managing customer service relationships, purchasing requisitions, key performance data and distribution of all Airgas Inventory on the customer sites. The job is very dynamic and customer facing at all times.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or Associates Degree plus equivalent experience.
• Strong customer service orientation skills to act as single source for all customer requirements.
• Self-motivated and ability to work effectively without supervision.
• Thorough understanding of cylinder gases and safe handling methods.
• Able to understand and abide by stringent safety rules
• Constantly – Kansas Market (68-100% of work time).
• Must have a valid Class C Drivers License
• Must have reliable, appropriate transportation. The position qualifies for a monthly car allowance
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of record keeping and documentation and be able to utilize the AirGas system to place orders and monitor cylinder balances.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence in English.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals using the English language.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.

Responsibilities

• Annual Immunizations such as TB screening, Hepatitis B Vaccination and Flu Shots and COVID-19 vaccinations are client requirements
• Maintain cylinder gas inventory par levels in consultation with the customer. Insure seasonal adjustments to inventory levels.
• Place and process orders thru the AirGas.com/SAP system.
• Document cylinder gas inventory usages using either Google forms or Google sheets.
• Insure the separation of empties from full and in use cylinders.
• Rotate all non-specialty gases product every 30 days.
• Perform scheduled rounds to maintain par levels at all locations within the facility.
• Pickup and return empty cylinders to storage area(s) to insure return to production facility.
• Monitor and receive cylinder gas deliveries to insure accurate delivery documentation.
• Change out gas/liquid cylinder manifolds at the service sites.
• Comply with all applicable facility guidelines and procedures. And all applicable Airgas Standards and regulatory guidelines including, but not limited to: SAFECOR, HS&E, MQCT, CGMP, OSHA, etc.
• Complete assigned tasks as per existing procedure.
• Make initial evaluations and then obtain proper assistance when confronted with problem situations.
• Respond to emergency situation to insure uninterrupted supply of product.
• Conduct cylinder audits at specified intervals.
• Provide inventory usage reports to the hospital.
• Participate with the local accounts payable department to insure accurate billing and timely payment.
• Accountable for the safety of all persons, and general public surrounding facilities. Safety is a condition of continued employment.
• Actively participate will local safety department to insure hospital personnel properly handle and store medical gas products.
• Submit any Good Catch incidents to your manager/customer as they occur.

Benefits

• 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
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• tuition reimbursement
• discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees