Operations Trainee

Airgas • Columbus, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Leadership Trainee participates in a comprehensive, hands-on development program to build working knowledge of Airgas, its customers, and the industrial gas industry. The program prepares the trainee to support corporate and regional goals for logistics streamlining, resource optimization, leadership, human capital management, and plant safety. Upon completion, the trainee will be supported in advancing these objectives at an Airgas plant. The role is based onsite in Columbus, Ohio, in filling industrial operations. Start dates begin in 2027. Pay is $29.50–$30 per hour.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; preferably related to Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Engineering.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead and function within team environments.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills and administrative accuracy.
• Time-management and organizational skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and work independently.
• Ambition to build a career in Operations, Production, Distribution, or Supply Chain leadership.
• Ability to work onsite.

Nice To Haves

• A degree related to Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Operate and safely maintain plant operations and distribution for cylinder-packaged gases, complying with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Facilitate and guide safety meetings.
• Coordinate testing and maintenance needs with production demands, working with Production and Distribution managers.
• Coordinate cylinder warehousing and maintain quality-control and other required records, including DOT, FDA, EPA, and Airgas records.
• Organize training for cylinder testers and cylinder maintenance personnel.
• Partner to develop plans for an effective preventive maintenance program for testing and maintenance equipment.
• Establish a tracking system for cylinders received from and shipped to other locations.
• Prepare budgets for staffing, equipment, and facility improvement needs.
• Maintain a safe and clean workplace.
• Ensure injuries and accidents are thoroughly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
• Ensure safety rules are consistently practiced and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted, and documented.
• Provide constructive coaching and guidance to support employee development and performance alignment.
• Thoughtfully address and resolve employee complaints, safety concerns, and grievances.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit.
• Parental leave.
• Vacation and sick time.
• Floating holidays, jury duty leave, and funeral/bereavement leave.
• Paid holidays for eligible full-time employees.
• 401(k) plan with company matching funds for eligible employees.
• 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