Production Technician Oxygen Transfill

Owens & Minor•Boothwyn, PA

2d•$18 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

At Accendra Health, we understand that healthcare is complex, and we’re here to make it easier. We help deliver care beyond traditional settings, making essential products and services more accessible through every stage of life. As part of the care team, our teammates play a critical role in delivering personalized, long-term care for the patients we serve. With deep expertise promoting health outside the hospital and a presence in communities nationwide through our Apria and Byram Healthcare brands, Accendra Health does more than just deliver the essentials. If you’re interested in meaningful work with impact, explore our career opportunities and join us in our purpose of Bringing Care To Life™. ABOUT THE COMPANY Apria Healthcare’s mission is to improve the quality of life for our patients at home. We are looking for empathetic, thoughtful, and compassionate people, to meet the needs of our patients. Already an industry leader in healthcare services, we provide home respiratory services and select medical equipment to help our patients sleep better, breathe better, heal faster, and thrive longer. The anticipated hourly range for this position is $17.53 - $18.74. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, education, and location JOB SUMMARY The Production Technician Oxygen Transfill will participate in all production aspects of filling high pressure medical oxygen cylinders - prefill inspections, filling, and post filling processes - in a regulated environment.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Pass company standard background check.
Three years’ experience in a manufacturing or similar environment.
Must be a strong team player with the ability to work in a team environment
Ability to work an 8-hour shift.
Ability to communicate effectively in-person.
Knowledge of manufacturing and basic warehousing
Specific job-related training (Medical Gases P&P) and competency test will be provided, wherein a passing test score is required.
English (reading, writing, verbal)
Basic problem solving (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication)
Regularly required to use hands to handle tools and equipment
Regularly required to read documents and write neatly, legibly and transcribe accurate information and numbers/values.
Required to use a variety of personal protective equipment (PPE), typically safety shoes, eye and ear protection, exam-style gloves as well as cut resistant gloves.
Continually engages in activities that requires team collaboration, listening, talking and hearing.
Frequent variations including sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching or stooping.
Specific vision abilities required to perform this job safely include close vision, distant vision, and the ability to adjust focus to read documents.
Frequent use of basic hand tools, material handling equipment, carrying devices, cleanup equipment
Strength Aspects: Ability to frequently and repetitively grip with hands and lift 15 lbs. or less above shoulder height up to 72” (6ft).
Ability to hold an object in place while utilizing the other hand to scrape off tags and labels.
Utilization of a pallet jack and or tilter to move (via push/pull) cylinder containers weighting up to a max weight of 1,200lbs.
Body Position and Flexibility Elements Frequently and repetitively removing cylinders from containers (floor) and placing onto the inspection table (waste high), then to the filling rack (2ft to 6ft high) after per-fill tasks are completed.
Frequently required to reach, on average, 20” away from the body.
Frequently required to reach, bend or squat to perform many of the above tasks.

Nice To Haves

Technical degrees or relevant technical training.
Experience with chemicals, hazardous gases, and gas analysis
Experience in an FDA regulated production environment
May be asked to become certified to work with oxygen by various state or federal agencies, where required.
Successful completion of internal Medical Gases Training programs, Hazmat and PIT Training (Powered Industrial Truck, i.e., Stacker, Tilter, Forklift)
Prior forklift experience

Responsibilities

Inspect and prepare aluminum and steel cylinders.
Connect cylinders to filling manifolds.
Fill high pressure cylinders with oxygen.
Disconnect, Test, and Inspect cylinders - verifying filling requirements.
Perform post-fill processes.
Store oxygen cylinders in appropriate section of department/warehouse.
Document all worked performed according to written policy.
Maintain accurate files of all work performed. Files contain such information as lot and batch numbers, cylinder maintenance and inspection logs, and materials required by the F.D.A.
Ensure all workstations are maintained in an efficient, clean, and safe manner.
Performs other duties as required.
Successful completion of internal Medical Gases Training, Hazmat and PIT (Power Industrial Trucks, i.e., Stacker, Tilt, Forklift)