Plant Operator

Airgas; Jeffersonville (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Airgas is seeking a Plant Operator for our facility in Jeffersonville, IN. The role involves overseeing ammonia production, ensuring safety compliance, and performing maintenance tasks. Candidates should have a High School Diploma and at least one year of experience in a production environment.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401k plan with company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and vacation

Progressive parental leave

Qualifications

• One year experience in a production/manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively and follow directions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the plant including bulk cargo handling.
• Perform plant maintenance and ensure all safety regulations are adhered to.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization within the facility.

Skills

Mathematical skills

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)

Job description

R10069768 Plant Operator (Open)

Location:

Jeffersonville, IN (ASP) - Ammonia production & filling

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

If you're looking for Ammonia, you'll find it with Airgas. Airgas Specialty Products is the premier North American supplier of ammonia for industrial applications. Major products include anhydrous ammonia (NH3) and aqua ammonia (ammonium hydroxide – NH4OH). We are also a leading supplier of other chemicals including methylamines (a derivative of ammonia) and hydrogen chloride (HCl).

Airgas, Inc., an Air Liquide company, is the nation's leading single-source supplier of gasses, welding and safety products. Known locally nationwide, our distribution network serves more than one million customers of all sizes with a broad offering of top-quality products and unmatched expertise.

The Plant Operator will be responsible for the execution and completion of day to day operations.

Engage in the safe handling of Anhydrous Ammonia and Ammonium Hydroxide processes and

applications to accommodate Airgas consumers. Maintain neat, clean, and professional personal

appearance, and maintains facility to the professional standards set forth by Airgas. Listens to and resolves service inquiries and complaints.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Bulk cargo tank loading/unloading/evacuation (anhydrous ammonia/ammonium hydroxide).

• Plant maintenance for all aspects of the facility.

• Truck and trailer maintenance including pump rebuilds and all other process pieces.

• Cold Flo sampling (anhydrous ammonia).

• Production and testing (ammonium hydroxide).

• Daily inventory/monitoring of products.

• Data recording/interpreting.

• Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed.

• Complete plant inspections and hose inspections.

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Are you a MATCH?

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.

• One (1) year 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 percent's.

• Able to understand and follow the direction of supervisors.

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 in good physical condition. Essential job function requires processing of ammonia

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 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.

- Unconditioned work space (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).

- The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.

- Able to function safely in a noisy environment

- 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 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 [e-mail] .

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