Cylinder Sorter

Overview

R Cylinder Sorter (Open) –

Location:

Hyattsville, MD - Acetylene production & filling

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Airgas is Hiring for a Cylinder Sorter in Hyattsville, MD. At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, customers, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We are looking for you!

- Shift Time: 1st Shift (5am-1:30pm), Monday-Friday

- Pay Rate: $26.17/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 childbirth 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.

• Loads and unloads gas cylinders and/or other products onto and off of route trucks and trailers moving cylinders with proper carts only.
• Sorts empty cylinders by type.
• Rolls cylinders and operates a forklift truck for the movement of cylinders on pallets.
• Understands hazards of various gases; size and contents of cylinders by reading and interpreting cylinder labels and the color-coding of tanks. Accurately labels cylinders.
• Handles high-pressure, medical and liquid cylinders. Prepares high pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling. Attaches to manifold, evacuates cylinders to eliminate all possible contaminants.
• Performs basic cylinder maintenance such as painting cylinders, labeling cylinders, and cleaning of work area.
• Checks for cylinder quantities, styles and product, and/or assists with inventory.
• Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures as required by government, Airgas, and distributor standards. Conducts a variety of safety checks per procedures, such as odor tests, checking caps and valves.
• Manages paperwork to DOT, FDA, OSHA, and Airgas standards. Completes quality control sheets as required.
• Complies with all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases.
• Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.
• Other duties as assigned.

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• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.
• Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strong level of attention to detail.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.
• Ability to safely operate a forklift.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and move up to 800 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.

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• HS Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of one year of prior experience in a manufacturing operation, filling or loading experience preferred.
• Strong background in gas, welding and safety supply industry or chemical industry preferred.

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident through a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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.

We also offer a 401(k) plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees  dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine eligibility for benefits described here and any special terms.

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