Lead Plant Operator; Cylinder Loader​/Filler

Location:

Ankeny, IA - S. Creekview Dr.

- Acetylene production & filling

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 Lead Plant Operator in Ankeny, IA!

We are looking for you !

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

The Lead Plant Operator partners across the team to safely handle and fill gas products into liquid, medical, and high pressure gas cylinders with a commitment to following federal, state, local regulations, and maintaining the standard operating procedures of Airgas. The Loader will also be dedicated to supporting all safety standards in the loading and unloading of cylinder gases per Airgas procedures.

• Performs cylinder analyses & fosters alignment with government and company standards.
• Calculates gas mixtures to achieve quality standard goals and documents results.
• Ensures that a mixture can be safely made.
• Selects cylinders and valve combinations to ensure compatibility with the mix and compliance.
• Performs analyses of gas mixtures to identify opportunities for precision and align with Airgas specifications.
• Partners with team members in operating control panels, containing valves and pressure gauges, and scales to accurately measure gas mixtures.
• Delivers thoughtful service to customers by ensuring that all special product requests are met.
• Completes all necessary documentation to accurately record all production actions.
• Supports all safety standards in the production of cylinder gases including assisting with internal audits.
• Dedicated to honoring company procedures and government regulations relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials.
• Takes care in evaluating cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures as required by government, Airgas, and distributor standards.
• Safely operates a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse/material-handling equipment.
• Loads/unloads cylinders on/off pallets; ensuring they are strapped in.
• Contributes to other team priorities as needed.

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience
• 1 year of related technical experience. In lieu of specific industry experience, may accept an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of Google Suite or Microsoft Office applications.
• Mechanical aptitude
• Demonstrated knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent.
• Lives by Airgas safety programs, OSHA, and all related rules, regulations, procedures which are applicable to this position's responsibilities.

• Prior experience utilizing SAP or similar ERP system

• medical
• dental
• vision plans
• short-term disability
• 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
• 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

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

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.

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