Production Associate; Cylinder Sorter

R Production Associate (Cylinder Sorter) (Open)

Location:

Geismar, LA - 35114 E Hwy 30 - Filling industrial

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At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

Airgas is Hiring for a Cylinder Filler in Geismar, LA!

We are looking for you!

Airgas is Hiring for a Cylinder Filler in Geismar, LA!

We are looking for you!

• Handling of High Pressure Cylinders

• Perform All Ultrasonic Examination functions

• 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

The Production Associate (Cylinder Loader) is responsible for the safe and compliant handling of high-pressure and liquid gas cylinders. This includes loading and unloading cylinders onto and off trucks, ensuring all actions meet federal, state, and local regulations as well as Airgas safety procedures.

• Prepares outbound shipments for delivery trucks, adhering to all governmental, Airgas, and distributor standards. This includes verifying truck inventory, inspecting, and replacing straps on cylinder pallets, and reporting on the daily status of shipments.
• Cylinder Handling and Organization.
• Coordinates and organizes various gases and cylinder sizes onto pallets to minimize the load size footprint. As necessary, sort incoming empty cylinders into their correct size and gas groups.
• Safety and Gas Knowledge.
• Maintains a safe work environment by understanding the hazards associated with various gases, cylinder sizes, and contents, which requires reading and interpreting cylinder labels and color-coding.
• Equipment Operation.
• Safely operates warehouse/material-handling equipment, including forklifts and pallet jacks.

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• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
• Ability to perform very heavy work - routinely lifts 25 - 75 lbs., and occasionally lifts 76 to greater than 100 lbs. with the aid of a lifting device.
• Ability to read and comprehend all written and computer generated documentation.
• The ability to operate forklift and become forklift certified.

• High school Diploma or equivalent
• Prior forklift experience

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• medical
• dental
• vision plans
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• life
• 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.

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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…