Plant Operator - Cylinder Prep

Airgas • Chicago, IL

1d • $23 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Operator - Cylinder Prep Tech processes and repairs previously serviced gas cylinders to prepare them for new gas production. This role involves a strong commitment to safety, product quality, and productivity standards.

Requirements

• One year of prior experience in a hands-on manufacturing or processing role or previous industrial gas experience preferred
• 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
• Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines
• Strong level of attention to detail
• Ability to safely operate a forklift
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus objects
• Regularly required to stand, bend, stoop, crouch, reach, grasp, feel and talk or hear
• Able to smell and hear leaking gas from cylinders
• Must be able to be on your feet for extended periods of time throughout the work shift
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance
• Ability to work in hot and cold environments

Nice To Haves

• Ideally, you bring experience in troubleshooting and performing basic equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Sorting cylinders by size and service
• Contributing with manifolds and vacuum pumps for internal cylinder preparation
• Scraping and painting cylinders
• Safely moving cylinders within the facility using a forklift and handcart
• Loads and unloads gas cylinders from pallets, moving cylinders safely utilizing proper cylinder movement techniques
• Guided by Airgas standard operating procedures while conducting pre-fill inspections of cylinders and valves to support the safe filling of cylinders
• Connects cylinders to various gas manifolds for processing. This process involves a proper leak check—including pressure-checking connections and valves—followed by venting residual product, purging cylinder gas, and placing the cylinders under a vacuum
• Knowledge of hazards of various gases by utilizing material safety data sheets, cylinder shoulder and or body label, and pure gas color coding
• Performs cylinder maintenance including scraping and painting cylinders, safely changing valves and or pressure relief devices and installing new valves in high pressure cylinders
• Familiarity with basic compressor operation as well as cryogenic liquid and vacuum pump operations
• Perform valve and cylinder inventory
• We will support you in qualifying to operate a forklift and performing forklift inspections
• Ideally, you bring experience in troubleshooting and performing basic equipment maintenance
• Keep a clean and orderly work area
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and 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.
• Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees