Plant Helper

Airgas•Hyattsville, MD

2d•$24•Onsite

About The Position

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Helper in Hyattsville, MD! 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! -Pay Rate: $24.43/hr -Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance. -Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families. -Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time. -Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment. Plant Helper is responsible for general plant work including painting, valving, shot blasting and general cylinder movement and handling through the plant including loading of trucks. Loads and unloads gas cylinders and/or other products onto and off of route trucks and trailers moving cylinders with proper carts only. Sorts empty cylinders by type. Rolls cylinders and operates a forklift truck for the movement of cylinders on pallets. Understands hazards of various gases; size and contents of cylinders by reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the color-coding of tanks. Accurately labels cylinders. Handles high-pressure, medical and liquid cylinders. Prepares high pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling. Attaches to manifold, evacuates cylinders to eliminate all possible contaminants. Performs basic cylinder maintenance such as painting cylinders, labeling cylinders, and cleaning of work area. Checks for cylinder quantities, styles and product, and/or assists with inventory Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures as required by government, Airgas, and distributor standards. Conducts a variety of Safety checks per procedures, such as odor tests, checking caps and valves. Manages paperwork to DOT, FDA, OSHA, and Airgas standards. Completes quality control sheets as required. Complies with all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases. Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets
Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds
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 percentages
Ability to safely operate a forklift
Regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and move up to 800 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment

Nice To Haves

HS Diploma or equivalent preferred
Minimum of one year of prior experience in a manufacturing operation, filling or loading experience preferred
Strong background in gas, welding and safety supply industry or chemical industry preferred

Responsibilities

Acetylene production & filling
General plant work including painting, valving, shot blasting and general cylinder movement and handling through the plant including loading of trucks
Loads and unloads gas cylinders and/or other products onto and off of route trucks and trailers moving cylinders with proper carts only
Sorts empty cylinders by type
Rolls cylinders and operates a forklift truck for the movement of cylinders on pallets
Understands hazards of various gases; size and contents of cylinders by reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the color-coding of tanks
Accurately labels cylinders
Handles high-pressure, medical and liquid cylinders
Prepares high pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling
Attaches to manifold, evacuates cylinders to eliminate all possible contaminants
Performs basic cylinder maintenance such as painting cylinders, labeling cylinders, and cleaning of work area
Checks for cylinder quantities, styles and product, and/or assists with inventory
Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures as required by government, Airgas, and distributor standards
Conducts a variety of Safety checks per procedures, such as odor tests, checking caps and valves
Manages paperwork to DOT, FDA, OSHA, and Airgas standards
Completes quality control sheets as required
Complies with all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases
Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance
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
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