What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production operator 1 position at US11345-AIRGAS Airgas USA, LLC?
Location:
Geismar, LA - 35114 E Hwy 30 - Filling industrialHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
The Production Associate (Cylinder Loader) will be responsible for loading and unloading high-pressure and liquid cylinders on/off trucks to comply with federal, state, and local regulations. The Loader will also be responsible for meeting all safety standards in the loading and unloading cylinder gasses per Airgas procedures.JOB DUTIES AND INFORMATION
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Inspects cylinders before filling, and prepares shipments for delivery trucks following standard procedures required by the government, Airgas, and distributor standards.
Understands the hazards of various gasses, sizes, and contents of cylinders by reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the color-coding of tanks.
Safely operates a forklift, pallet jack, and other warehouse/material-handling equipment.
Loads cylinders on/off vehicles, using hand truck or chain hoist and records type and quantity of cylinders.
Verifies truck inventory, inspects and replaces straps on cylinder pallets, adding information to reports on daily status of shipments.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to perform work during prolonged standing up to 8 hours; frequent bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, feeling and repetitive motion also required.
Ability to perform very heavy work – routinely lifts 25 – 75 lbs., and occasionally lifts 76 to greater than 100 lbs.
Ability to become forklift certified.
Ability to read and comprehend Safety Data Sheets (SDS), cylinder labels and other written communication.
Must be able to work overtime as needed.
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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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