Veterans Preferred - Plant Operator

Company: Airgas
Location: Hattiesburg
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10060077 Plant Operator (Open)

Location:
Hattiesburg, MS (Plant) - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Discover an exciting Career with AIRGAS!!
We have immediate openings and we want you to join our team!

APPLY NOW!!
- Location: Hattiesburg, MS
- Schedule: Mon - Fri
- Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance and much more! Benefits Start after 30 days of employment.
Stop your job search and start looking at your next career. At Airgas, we have the opportunity to join an exceptional team that delivers results and pays you for your hard work and dedication!
ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

JOB SUMMARY:
Inspect gas cylinders to detect surface defects and tests elasticity of cylinder walls.
Operate, calibrate, and perform simple maintenance with/on computerized hydrostatic
cylinder testing equipment.
Remove valve from cylinder using wrench or valve-removal machine.
Fill cylinder with water, seals cylinder and immerses cylinder in water-filled jacket, using
chain hoist.
Screws fittings and turns valve or starts pump to create pressure that expands cylinder wall.
Compare pressure gauge or burette reading with specifications and segregates cylinders
that exceed prescribed expansion limits.
Stamp test date and company symbol on cylinder.
Record test results, cylinder serial number, and test date in a timely and accurate manner.
Check expiration date of cylinder and make sure proper DOT number is correct for the size
of the cylinder.
Operate a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
Maintain neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.
Perform mathematical calculations.
Qualifications - Internal
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Demonstrated ability as a highly motivated individual who performs exceptionally well in a Gases Lab Filler - Lab Technician capacity.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, self-starter, self-motivated, sense of urgency, personable, extroverted personality, well organized, ability to achieve goals, ability to focus and pay attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
- Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
- Ability to read and comprehend safety data sheets.
- Ability to follow instructions and procedures.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Prior steel cylinder filling preferred.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) preferred

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimal (0 - 10%)

COMMUNICATION and/or CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS:
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence in English.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and safety data sheets using the English language.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- None
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability

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Are you a MATCH?

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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Your differences enhance our performance

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 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 fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies 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-accommodationrequest@airgas.com .

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