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Join a leading company as a Plant Operator in Charlotte, NC, where your role includes testing and maintaining gas cylinders safely and accurately. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, 401(k) with company match, and more after just 30 days. Apply now for an exciting career opportunity.
R10070206 Plant Operator (Open)
Location:
Charlotte, NC - Old Dowd Rd (Plant) - Filling industrial How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Discover an exciting Career with AIRGAS!!JOB SUMMARY:
Provide recovery, dehydration, and/or hydrostatic testing and other services to cylinders in a safe, timely and accurate manner; to ensure that the equipment and the performance of duties are in compliance with all local, state, federal, DOT and EPA regulations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Inspect gas cylinders to detect surface defects and tests elasticity of cylinder walls.
Operate, calibrate, and perform simple maintenance with/on computerized hydrostatic cylinder testing equipment.
Remove valve from cylinder using wrench or valve-removal machine.
Fill cylinder with water, seals cylinder and immerses cylinder in water-filled jacket, using chain hoist.
Screws fittings and turns valve or starts pump to create pressure that expands cylinder wall.
Compare pressure gauge or burette reading with specifications and segregates cylinders that exceed prescribed expansion limits.
Stamp test date and company symbol on cylinder.
Record test results, cylinder serial number, and test date in a timely and accurate manner.
Check expiration date of cylinder and make sure proper DOT number is correct for the size of the cylinder.
Operate a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
Maintain neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.
Perform mathematical calculations.
Assist with loading and unloading trucks and/or trailers when required.
Paint cylinders as needed
Other duties and projects as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Forklift certified.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Ability to routinely lift 25 – 60 lbs.
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 functions during occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, crawling, pushing, pulling and finger activities.
Ability to read and comprehend Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
Must be able to work occasional overtime, if necessary.
Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and background.
Must be able to work outdoors in temperatures ranging from 30 to 110 degrees.
Must be able to operate in a drug-free workplace.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability
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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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