Plant Operator Jobs

About The Position

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

• Experience in troubleshooting and performing basic equipment maintenance
• Familiarity with basic compressor operation as well as cryogenic liquid and vacuum pump operations

Responsibilities

• Sorts cylinders by size and service
• Contributes with manifolds and vacuum pumps for internal cylinder preparation
• Scrapes and paints cylinders
• Safely moves cylinders within the facility using a forklift and handcart
• Loads and unloads gas cylinders from pallets
• Conducts pre-fill inspections of cylinders and valves
• Connects cylinders to various gas manifolds for processing
• Performs leak checks, including pressure-checking connections and valves
• Vents residual product, purges cylinder gas, and places cylinders under a vacuum
• Performs cylinder maintenance including scraping and painting cylinders
• Safely changes valves and or pressure relief devices
• Installs new valves in high pressure cylinders
• Performs valve and cylinder inventory
• Keeps a clean and orderly work area

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
• Parental leave
• Floating holidays
• Jury duty leave
• Funeral/bereavement leave
• Discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children