• Job Description

  Req#: R10071803
  R10071803 Plant Operator (Open)

  Location:

  Decatur, AL - Finley - Filling industrial

  How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

  Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products.
  Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.
  Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 associates globally.
  
  Plant Operator
  
  Location - Decatur, AL
  Hours - Monday - Friday

  Safety and Regulatory Compliance
  - Demonstrates and aligns with Airgas Safety Pledge and 12 Life Saving Rules.
  - Exemplifies, promotes and develops safe work behaviors.
  - Ensures all applicable regulatory (OSHA, FDA, DOT, EPA) requirements are met and applicable training and recordkeeping is performed to meet departmental and location deadlines.
  - Maintains compliance with all Specialty, Medical and Food Gas Standard Operating Procedures, SMS and ISO requirements and any and all associated paperwork.

  Essential Functions:
  - Operates safely and maintains equipment for pumping or repackaging gases into cylinders.
  - Performs minor maintenance of equipment and inspection of cylinders prior to filling.
  - Use standard pre-fill and post-fill inspections, tests, and operating procedures before cylinders are released.
  - Regularly inspect and maintain pumping apparatus and associated pressure gauges and monitoring devices used in daily activities.
  - Fill cylinders or containers to proper capacity and accurately maintain cylinder filling records and ensure that all required procedures are followed in order to comply with local, state and federal regulations.
  - Complete daily fill sheets and cylinder filling records accurately and timely.
  - Complete and attach warning and other identification tags, labels and decals to cylinders.
  - Unload and load cylinders onto delivery trucks using cylinder carts and/or lift gate.
  - Conduct periodic checks of the plant / warehouse for safe and efficient operation.
  - Ensure any accident or injury is promptly reported; comply with all company safety policies and procedures; attend monthly safety meetings.
  - Comply with shift work schedules and be able to work occasional overtime to meet operational deadlines.
  - Maintain a clean, safe and orderly plant / warehouse appearance.

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  Are you a MATCH?

  High School Diploma. Prior experience working in plant or warehouse environment.
  
  COMPUTER SKILLS:
  - Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) preferred
  
  COMMUNICATION and/or CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS:

  
  - Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
  - Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence in English.
  - Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.
  - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and safety data sheets using the English language.
  
  MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

  
  - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  
  CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
  - None

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  We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

  We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

  Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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  Your differences enhance our performance

  At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

  We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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  Equal Employment Opportunity Information
  

  We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

  Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

  Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com .

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• About the company

  Distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as a product line of safety products, welding equipment, specialty tools, and MRO products.

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