Retest - Plant Operator

Retest
- Plant Operator

Location: Theodore, AL – Filling industrial

As a Plant Operator
- Retest, you'll be a key player in filling industrial, medical, and specialty gas cylinders. Your role ensures compliance with regulations and Airgas standard operating procedures while maintaining excellent safety standards.

• Full benefits package: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), short‑term and long‑term disability, employee assistance program, pre‑tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave (up to 14‑week paid childbirth benefits), vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty leave, funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching funds.
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees' dependents.
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
• Employees in collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement for specific eligibility terms.

• Safely operate and maintain gas‑filling equipment.
• Perform minor equipment maintenance and cylinder inspections.
• Follow pre‑fill and post‑fill inspections, tests, and operating procedures.
• Maintain accurate cylinder filling records and regulatory compliance.
• Promptly complete daily fill sheets and records.
• Attach warning and identification tags to cylinders.
• Effectively coordinate loading/unloading cylinders onto delivery trucks.
• Conduct regular plant/warehouse safety checks.
• Immediately report accidents or injuries.
• Support shift schedules, including occasional overtime.
• Conduct safety checks such as odor tests and valve inspections.
• Operate forklift and other required equipment.
• Assist with inventory management and housekeeping.
• Fill cylinders in other areas when needed.
• Demonstrate strong dedication to Airgas Safety Pledge and 12 Life Saving Rules.
• Ensure consistent compliance with OSHA, FDA, DOT, EPA regulations, and meticulous record‑keeping.
• Uphold Specialty, Medical, and Food Gas Standard Operating Procedures.

• A natural curiosity for how things work and the ability to solve problems and find solutions for equipment needs.
• Excellent attention to detail and thoughtful organizational skills.
• A shared commitment to safety and following the protocols that keep our whole team secure.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience in plant operations, industrial maintenance, or a related field is preferred.
• Technical certification in industrial operations is a plus.
• Industrial Gas Experience.
• Comfort with operating a forklift safely and efficiently.
• Flexibility to work shifts and occasional extra hours when needed to support your teammates.

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