Maintenance - Cylinder

About the role

The A-Technician, Cylinder Maintenance role is a critical function within our production facility, focused on ensuring the safety, compliance, and aesthetic standards of all gas cylinders in accordance with stringent Airgas procedures. This position is integral to the overall lifecycle management of our cylinder inventory.

Responsibilities

• Accurately preparing cylinder necks and fittings to ensure a proper and secure seal for new or reconditioned valves, adhering strictly to safety and quality protocols.
• Executing the necessary processes for complete and effective removal of old paint, rust, and surface contaminants. This may involve blasting, chemical stripping, or other approved mechanical methods to create a clean, uniform substrate for repainting.
• Applying new coats of paint, ensuring proper thickness, adhesion, and uniformity. This step must meticulously follow the approved Airgas color coding and formatting specifications to guarantee immediate and accurate identification of the cylinder contents as per industry and regulatory standards.
• Visually examine all Vertical Gas Liquid cylinders (VGL’s) pre and post repair for any damage or leaks.
• Operates cylinder buffing equipment as required.
• Performs preventative maintenance on VGL’s by testing for the functionality of the components. Performs vacuum functionality and repairs valves, pressure builders, and gages.
• Documents all maintenance performed each shift using the appropriate tracking log.
• Staging, banding, and shipping all VGL’s that require a new vacuum.
• Maintains inventory of supplies needed to assure continued production with VGL’s.
• Identifies and condemns all cylinders that do not meet Airgas standards. Communicates any immediate concerns with the supervisor.
• Affords assistance with production and distribution as needs arise, or instructed by manager.
• Secures all equipment, tools, and supplies at the end of each work day.

Qualifications

The A-Technician, Cylinder Maintenance role requires a High School diploma or GED (preferred) and experience in cylinder maintenance in industrial production settings. Experience using sandblasting equipment, hand tools and additional industrial equipment in a similar environment is preferred. Experience with inventory counting and tracking is also required. Ability to operate a forklift and maintain forklift certifications is necessary. Additional hand truck equipment may be used.

Skills

No certifications required but must be able to pass training based on 100% testing.

Benefits

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, short-term and long-term disability, life and 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 and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees. Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Pay

$26-28/hr. depending on experience.