Plant Operator I - Scndry

Airgas•Lansing, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Operator is responsible for safely operating equipment used to handle and produce packaged gas cylinders, including high-pressure and liquefied gases. The role involves loading, unloading, sorting, moving, inspecting, preparing, filling, and maintaining cylinders and cryogenic vessels in accordance with applicable safety, quality, regulatory, and company standards. The operator also supports inventory checks and completes required documentation.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Ability to safely operate a forklift; training may be provided.
Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Supportive customer-service skills.
Ability to collaborate with people from varied backgrounds and perspectives.
Self-motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment to meet shared deadlines.
High attention to detail and precision.
Comfort with basic calculations using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Physical dexterity to navigate the plant floor, including walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, tools, or controls, and reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching as needed.
Vision abilities including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus on objects.
Physical coordination to stand, bend, stoop, reach, and grasp, and ability to communicate and hear effectively within the facility.
Sensory awareness to detect environmental cues, including smelling or hearing gas, to ensure site safety.
Ability to move through the facility, perform fine motor tasks or computer entry, and reach with hands and arms as required.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 60 pounds and move up to 800 pounds with material-handling equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a manufacturing operation; filling or loading experience is a plus.
Familiarity with the gas, welding, and safety supply industry or chemical industry.

Responsibilities

Load and unload gas cylinders or other products onto and off route trucks and trailers, using proper carts to move cylinders.
Sort empty cylinders by type.
Roll cylinders and operate a forklift to move cylinders on pallets.
Identify gas hazards and cylinder size and contents by reading labels and interpreting tank color codes; label cylinders accurately.
Handle high-pressure, medical, and liquid cylinders.
Prepare high-pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling, attach them to a manifold, and evacuate cylinders to remove contaminants.
Perform basic cylinder maintenance, including painting and labeling cylinders, and clean the work area.
Inspect cylinders before filling according to government, Airgas, and distributor procedures and standards.
Perform safety checks, including odor tests and checks of caps and valves.
Fill cylinders by pressure and weight in accordance with regulations and standards.
Check cylinder quantities, styles, and products, and assist with inventory.
Complete paperwork and quality-control sheets in accordance with DOT, FDA, OSHA, and Airgas standards.
Comply with government and company standards for safely handling hazardous materials and cylinder gases.

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 and funeral/bereavement leave, and 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.