Production Associate; Cylinder Loader

Production Associate (Cylinder Loader) (Open)

Location:

Cheshire, CT (Plant) - Filling industrial

• Shift Time: 2nd Shift (10am-6:30pm), Monday-Friday
• Pay Rate: $22/hr

• Comprehensive Family Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• Support for Parents: 14‑week paid childbirth benefit
• Future Security: 401(k) retirement plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Early Access:
  Benefits start after 30 days of employment

• Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures that ensure government, Airgas, and distributor safety benchmarks are met.
• Maintains awareness of safety protocols for various gases; identifies size and contents of cylinders by carefully reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the color‑coding of tanks.
• Committed to all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of materials and cylinder gases.
• Confidently manages a forklift, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment to support site operations.
• Carefully loads cylinders on/off vehicles, using a hand truck or chain hoist, and maintains accurate records of the type and quantity of cylinders.
• Ensures the secure loading/unloading of cylinders on/off pallets, confirming they are safely strapped in.
• Examines returned cylinders for surface defects, dents, cracks, or burns; takes initiative in performing minor maintenance of equipment and detailed inspection of cylinders prior to filling.
• Moves cylinders to designated work areas using appropriate, safe work methods or equipment.
• Identifies and segregates out‑of‑test or defective cylinders to maintain high quality standards.
• Prepares cylinders for reuse by removing old labels and ensuring they are clean.
• Contributes to other team needs as assigned to ensure a supportive work environment.

• High school degree or GED required.
• Mechanical aptitude.

• Prior experience utilizing SAP or similar ERP system preferred.
• Intermediate knowledge of Google Suite or Microsoft Office applications.
• 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 applicable to this position’s responsibilities.
• A minimum of 1 year of related technical experience. In lieu of specific industry experience, may accept an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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 us‑ac