Production Associate; Cylinder Loader

Job Title and Location

R Production Associate (Cylinder Loader) (Open)

Location:

Cheshire, CT (Plant) - Filling industrial

Shift Time: 2nd Shift (10am-6:30pm), Monday-Friday

Pay Rate: $24/hr

• 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.

• Loading and unloading of high-pressure and liquid cylinders on / off trucks in compliance with federal, state, local regulations.
• Meeting all safety standards in the loading and unloading of cylinder gases per Airgas procedures.
• Inspecting cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures that ensure government, Airgas, and distributor safety benchmarks are met.
• Maintaining awareness of safety protocols for various gases; identifying 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 managing a forklift, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment to support site operations.
• Carefully loading cylinders on/off vehicles, using a hand truck or chain hoist, and maintaining accurate records of the type and quantity of cylinders.
• Ensuring the secure loading/unloading of cylinders on/off pallets, confirming they are safely strapped in.
• Examining returned cylinders for surface defects, dents, cracks, or burns; taking initiative in performing minor maintenance of equipment and detailed inspection of cylinders prior to filling.
• Moving cylinders to designated work areas using appropriate, safe work methods or equipment.
• Identifying and segregating out-of-test or defective cylinders to maintain high quality standards.
• Preparing cylinders for reuse by removing old labels and ensuring they are clean.
• Contributing 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 which are 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.

• 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, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
• 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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.

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…