Laboratory Technician

Laboratory Technician (Open)

Location:

Cheshire, CT (Plant) – Filling industrial

• Shift Time: 1st Shift (5am-1:30pm), Monday-Friday
• Pay Rate: $27/hr
• 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 a 14-week paid child birth benefit 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

• Performs cylinder analyses & supports alignment and compliance in accordance with the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ISO, Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and Safety Management System (SMS) objectives.
• Works precisely to produce mixtures to meet required production tolerances and documents analytical results. Makes flammable/oxidizer calculations where necessary to ensure that a mixture can be safely made.
• Selects cylinders and valve combinations to ensure compatibility with the mix and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Performs analyses of gas mixtures related to composition and compliance with production and analytical tolerances, understanding and resolving any discrepancies.
• Performs analysis on samples of pure gases to determine levels of impurities and comparison with Airgas specifications to determine whether the sample meets or requires adjustment to standard specifications.
• Calculates and documents analytical results.
• Operates control panels, containing valves and pressure gauges, and scales to accurately measure components into cylinders.
• Blends a full range of components including flammable gases, corrosive materials, toxic materials, and liquefiable components.
• Delivers excellent and dedicated service to our customers by ensuring that special product requests are successfully fulfilled.
• Provides technical support to production lab by validating standards and performing intermediate analyses as needed.
• Completes all necessary documentation to accurately record all production actions.
• Supports all safety standards in the production of cylinder gases including assisting with internal industrial, medical and specialty gas audits as directed by manager.
• Complies with company guidelines and procedures as well as government regulations relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases including loading methods, loading for safety, availability of cylinders, and weight distribution.
• Maintains a positive and productive work environment through collaborative participation in laboratory meetings and assigned team activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school degree or GED required.
• A minimum of 1 year of related technical experience. In lieu of specific industry experience, may accept an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of how to leverage metrics and related tools to improve production efficiency and effectiveness.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Communication skills that ensure a smooth flow of information between self and others through clear speaking and writing, encouragement of open expression of ideas, and effective listening.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
• Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.
• Ability to work flexible schedule to meet management requirements and customer expectations.
• 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.
• Self‑starter; self‑motivated; well organized; ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
• Detail oriented with the ability to complete handwritten compliance…