Loader

Airgas • Worcester, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cylinder Loader will be responsible for Loading and unloading of high-pressure and liquid cylinders on / off trucks in compliance with federal, state, local regulations. The Loader will also be responsible for meeting all safety standards in the loading and unloading of cylinder gases per Airgas procedures.

Requirements

• HS Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 1-3 years’ experience in manufacturing operation, filling or loading experience preferred.
• Strong background in gas, welding and safety supply industry or chemical industry preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• 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 percents.

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years’ experience in manufacturing operation, filling or loading experience preferred.
• Strong background in gas, welding and safety supply industry or chemical industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures as required by government, Airgas, and distributor standards.
• Understands hazards of various gases; size and contents of cylinders by reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the color-coding of tanks.
• Complies with all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases.
• Operates a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
• Loads cylinders on/off vehicles, using hand truck or chain hoist, and records type and quantity of cylinders.
• Loads/unloads cylinders on/off pallets; ensuring they are strapped in.
• Examines returned cylinders for surface defects, dents, cracks, burns and performs minor maintenance of equipment and inspection of cylinders prior to filling.
• Rolls cylinders to designated work area using appropriate, safe work method or equipment
• Segregates out of test cylinders and any defective cylinders.
• Removes old labels, cleans cylinders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• 14-week paid child birth benefit
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Benefits start after just 30 days of employment.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
• Parental leave
• Floating holidays
• Jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
• 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: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees