Plant Operator

US11365-AIRGAS Nitrous Oxide Corp.; Yazoo City (MS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental and vision plans

401(k) with match

Paid holidays and vacation

Tuition assistance

Birth benefit (14 weeks)

Job summary

Airgas in Yazoo City, MS is hiring a Plant Operator to support nitrous oxide production. The role covers startup/shutdown, monitoring processes, and maintaining logs for safety and efficiency.

The job requires a high school diploma or GED and at least two years of related experience or training. You will handle materials, perform maintenance, and help ensure product quality with precise cylinder filling and documentation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least two years of related experience or training.
• Ability to read/interpret safety rules, manuals, and technical drawings.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Proficiency in basic arithmetic and interpreting data.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate startup/shutdown of equipment and monitor gauges to maintain stable processes.
• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs to ensure facility reliability.
• Maintain operating logs and process documentation for safety and communication.
• Facilitate loading/unloading of raw materials and finished products with hoses/pumps.
• Support facility cleanliness and residue removal to meet standards.
• Execute vacuuming, purging, and filling of cylinders with attention to accuracy.
• Ensure product quality using detectors and GC for conformance.

Skills

Safety rules interpretation

Reading diagrams/ drawings

Basic arithmetic

Documentation/writing reports

Problem solving

Mechanical aptitude

Communication (written)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Fabrication equipment (drill presses, saws)

Job description

R10098747 Plant Operator (Open) Location: Yazoo City, MS (N2O) - N2O primary production

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative. . At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Operator in Yazoo City, MS! We are looking for you!

Schedule: Swing ( 7:00 am - 7:00 pm - week 1/ 7:00 pm -7:00 am week 3)

• Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment.

Airgas is looking for a plant operator for our Nitrous oxide facility. To perform this job successfully, we are looking for the ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements ideally sought below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability that help our team succeed.

• Support Plant Operations: Safely operate equipment, including startup and shutdown, while monitoring gauges and indicators to maintain stable manufacturing processes.
• Equipment Care & Maintenance: Perform preventative maintenance and repairs, ranging from minor belt adjustments to major compressor overhauls, to ensure facility reliability.
• Process Documentation: Diligently maintain operating logs and records to foster clear communication and safety across the team.
• Materials Stewardship: Facilitate the loading and unloading of raw materials and finished products via bulk trucks, using specialized hoses and pumps.
• Facility Support: Manage chemical replenishment in polishing towers and ensure residue removal to maintain high standards of facility cleanliness.
• Precision Cylinder Filling: Execute the vacuuming, purging, and filling process for cylinders used in the electronics industry with a focus on accuracy.
• Quality Excellence: Utilize detector tubes and GCs to ensure all products meet conformance standards, contributing to our commitment to excellence.

Physical Demands

The physical demands here are essential to the role, with reasonable accommodations available. The position requires the ability to stand, walk, and use hands to handle tools or reach with arms. Candidates should have the capability to regularly lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally move up to 100 pounds with provided equipment. This role involves working near mechanical parts and in various weather conditions; specific vision (color, depth, and focus) and sensory awareness (hearing/smell) are necessary for safety and quality control.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and regularly risk exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Are you a MATCH?

• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Experience: At least two years of related experience and/or training.
• Communication: Ability to read/interpret safety rules, manuals, and technical drawings.
• Communication: Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Mathematics: Proficiency in basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Mathematics: Ability to work with fractions, decimals, rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Mathematics: Ability to interpret bar graphs.
• Technical/Manual Skills: Must be able to operate fabrication equipment (drill presses, saws, etc.).
• Problem Solving: Ability to use "commonsense understanding" to follow instructions and solve problems involving multiple variables in standard situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mechanical Background: Specific experience in maintenance or mechanical fields.
• Technical Literacy: Being "computer literate" is explicitly noted as a plus.
• Advanced Interpretation: While reading manuals is required, the specific ability to interpret diagrams and drawings is highlighted as an additional skill.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans
• short-term and long-term disability
• life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
• parental leave
• vacation
• sick time
• floating holidays
• jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
• paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• tuition reimbursement
• discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas, we are committed to building a 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.

About Airgas

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; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. 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 healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you’ll find a welcoming workplace where you’re valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career — whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Airgas 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].