Lead Plant Operator (Night)

Airgas, Inc.; Virginia, Hopewell (MN, VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the dry ice industry is seeking a Lead Plant Operator to oversee production and packaging. The role involves leading a team, ensuring quality standards, and maintaining safety protocols. Ideal candidates will have prior manufacturing experience and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and 401k options.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Vacation and sick time

401k plan with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience in a production manufacturing environment.
• Certified to operate a forklift.

Responsibilities

• Lead loading and packaging of dry ice daily.
• Coordinate with management to meet production requirements.
• Train and coach junior operators.

Skills

Communication

Self starter

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Production software systems

Job description

R10068101 Lead Plant Operator (Open)

Location:

Hopewell, VA - Filling industrial - Dry-iceHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?Lead Plant Operator

If you're looking for dry ice, you'll find it with Airgas. As the largest supplier of dry ice, Airgas has established a series of production plants across the nation to develop a secure source supply. Distribution Branches are located in strategic locations throughout the country to provide service to key industries including universities and labs. Quality, reliability, and service are the key drivers that enable Airgas to grow with organizations who depend on dry ice and cold shipping supplies.

Airgas is seeking a Lead Plant Operator for one of our 7 Dry Ice facilities. The Lead Plant Operator will lead other Plant Operators in tasks such as production, packaging of dry ice, shipping preparation, and loading/unloading products in commercial trucks.


What will I be doing?
* Team lead over the loading and packaging of dry ice on a daily basis in accordance with quality standards.
* Coordinates with Assistant and Plant Manager to ensure that shift production requirements are met.
* Assists in training and coaches junior operators or trainees.
* Provides input to the Plant Manager for the purpose of evaluating production associates.
* Identifies and communicates safety hazards and quality deficiencies to the Plant Manager.
* Operates forklift and/or pallet jack on a daily basis to maneuver and load dry ice boxes on production floors and trailers.
* Knows and complies with all safety and quality policies and procedures. *Data entry of delivery ticket information on a daily basis into the computer system.
* Clean-up functions as required including, but not limited to, sweeping, washing, painting, trash removal and pick-up.

What experience and skills must I possess?

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, be certified to operate a forklift, and available to work overtime and work unsupervised.

* High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.

* Two to five (2-5) years experience in a production manufacturing environment. * Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

* Ability to compute rate, ratio, commissions, proportions, and percents. * Self starter, able to effectively direct work teams to meet the production demands.

* Knowledgeable in operating plant equipment (block press, saws, packaging, pelletizers, valves, etc).

* Good communication, both written and verbal.

* Proficient with data entry and manipulation of production software systems. * Ability to operate a forklift safely and efficiently.

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds.

* Work may require standing, stooping, crouching, or bending.

What is the work environment like?

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* 85% in the production area (i.e. warm in summer, cool in winter). Hazards require the use of personal protective equipment (i.e. hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety shoes). Dry ice is extremely cold, and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.

* 15% office work to provide data entry.

* On-call and shift work required.

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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 clickhere to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster andhere 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 [e-mail].

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