Plant Operator

Plant Operator (Open)

Location:

Madison, WI
- Robertson Rd
- Filling industrial

Recruiter:
Kailee Cooper /

The Plant Operator supports the team by safely operating equipment for the handling and production of packaged gas cylinders, both for high pressure and liquefied gases.

• 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 to ensure an organized workflow.
• Rolls cylinders and operates a forklift truck for the movement of cylinders on pallets.
• Develops an understanding of hazards of various gases; reads and interprets cylinder labels and color‑coding of tanks and accurately labels cylinders.
• Safely cares for high‑pressure, medical and liquid cylinders. Prepares high‑pressure cylinders and cryogenic vessels for filling, attaches to manifold, and evacuates cylinders to eliminate all possible contaminants.
• Contributes to basic cylinder maintenance such as painting cylinders, labeling cylinders, and cleaning the work area.
• Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures as required by government, Airgas, and distributor standards. Conducts a variety of safety checks, such as odor tests, checking caps and valves, and fills cylinders by pressure and weight per regulations and standards.
• Checks for cylinder quantities, styles and product, and/or assists the team with inventory.
• Coordinates documentation to DOT, FDA, OSHA, and Airgas standards and completes quality control sheets as required.
• Upholds all government and company standards relating to the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases.

• Pay $22 an hour.
• Comprehensive family benefits: full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for parents: 14‑week paid child‑birth benefit.
• Future security: 401(k) retirement plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• Early access: benefits start after just 30 days of employment.

• HS diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Experience in a manufacturing operation; filling or loading experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with the gas, welding, and safety supply industry or chemical industry is valued.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to ensure team alignment.
• Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets to maintain a secure environment.
• Enjoys collaborating with a wide variety of people with different perspectives and backgrounds.
• Supportive customer service skills.
• Self‑motivated and able to contribute effectively in a fast‑paced environment to meet shared deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail and precision.
• Comfortable with basic calculations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing) 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 (training may be provided).
• Physical dexterity to navigate the plant floor: walking, sitting, and using hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching as needed.
• Specific vision abilities to ensure safety: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to focus on objects.
• Regularly utilizes spatial coordination to stand, bend, stoop, reach, and grasp; ability to communicate and hear effectively within the facility.
• Sensory awareness to detect environmental cues, such as smelling or hearing gas to ensure site safety.
• Occasionally required to move through the facility, use hands for fine‑motor tasks or computer entry, and reach with hands and arms.
• Capacity to regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and move up to 800 pounds with the assistance of material‑handling equipment.

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