Plant Operator (Cylinder Loader/Filler)

Airgas•Ankeny, IA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Airgas is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the unique perspectives of its employees, customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures worldwide. The company believes that diverse backgrounds strengthen the team and foster innovation. Airgas is currently hiring for a Plant Operator (Cylinder Loader/Filler) in Ankeny, IA. This role involves safely handling and filling gas products into liquid, medical, and high-pressure gas cylinders, ensuring compliance with federal, state, local regulations, and Airgas's standard operating procedures. The operator is also responsible for adhering to all safety standards during the loading and unloading of cylinder gases. Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, hardgoods, and related products, as well as safety products, ammonia products, and process chemicals. With 18,000 associates, Airgas promotes a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability, and innovation, empowering associates to share ideas, take initiative, and make decisions. As a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a global leader in gases, technologies, and services with approximately 66,500 employees in 60 countries, Airgas offers a stimulating experience where employees are valued for their contributions to sustainable product creation and safe, efficient delivery, fostering a fulfilling career path.

Requirements

High school degree or GED required
Mechanical aptitude
Lives by Airgas safety programs, OSHA, and all related rules, regulations, procedures which are applicable to this position's responsibilities
A minimum of 1 year of related technical experience
In lieu of specific industry experience, may accept an equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Prior experience utilizing SAP or similar ERP system preferred
Intermediate knowledge of Google Suite or Microsoft Office applications
Demonstrated knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent

Responsibilities

Safely handling and filling gas products into liquid, medical and high pressure gas cylinders in compliance with federal, state, local regulations, and meeting the standard operating procedures of Airgas
Meeting all safety standards in the loading and unloading of cylinder gases per Airgas procedures
Performs cylinder analyses & supports alignment with government and company standards
Calculates gas mixtures to contribute to quality standards and documents results
Ensures that a mixture can be safely made
Identifies and coordinates cylinder and valve combinations to ensure compatibility with the mix and compliance
Operates control panels, containing valves and pressure gauges, and scales with a precision-oriented approach to gas mixtures
Completes all meaningful records to accurately capture all production actions
Upholds and promotes company procedures and government regulations relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials
Safely operates a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse/material-handling equipment
Loads/unloads cylinders on/off pallets; ensuring they are strapped in
Contributing to team success as needed