Plant Operator at Airgas Rockford, IL

Plant Operator job kford, IL.

R Plant Operator (Open)

Location:

Rockford, IL - Linden Rd - Filling industrial

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Operator in Rockford, IL! 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.

We are looking for you!

Pay $20 an hour

Shift- 5:00am- 1:30pm

The Plant Operator is responsible for 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.
• 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.
• 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. Fills cylinders by pressure and weight, per regulations and standards.
• Checks for cylinder quantities, styles and product, and/or assists with inventory.
• 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.

Required

Education:

• HS Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Required Length & Type of

Experience:

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 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.

Physical Demands:

• Able to talk, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crawl or crouch.
• Specific vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus objects.
• Regularly required to stand, bend, stoop, crouch, reach, grasp, feel and talk or hear.
• Able to smell and hear leaking gas from cylinders.
• Occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or use a calculator or computer; and reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and move up to 800 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.

Work Environment:

• Minimal travel required.
• Work space is one that contains moving mechanical parts and risk of electric shock.
• Requires both indoor & outdoor environments in various seasonal weather conditions. Must be able to work in temperatures ranging from
  -10 to over 100 degrees.
• Work environment may contain loud noises and odors that may last for long periods of time or on a continual basis which are applicable to this position’s responsibilities.

We care about and support all Airgas associates. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that…