Plant Operator

Location: Concord, NC (ASP) - Ammonia production & filling

About the role

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. The Production Associate (Cylinder Loader) is responsible for the safe and compliant handling of high-pressure and liquid gas cylinders. This includes loading and unloading cylinders onto and off trucks, ensuring all actions meet federal, state, and local regulations as well as Airgas safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepares outbound shipments for delivery trucks, adhering to all governmental, Airgas, and distributor standards, including verifying truck inventory, inspecting, and replacing straps on cylinder pallets, and reporting on the daily status of shipments.
• Coordinates and organizes various gases and cylinder sizes onto pallets to minimize the load size footprint.
• Sorts incoming empty cylinders into their correct size and gas groups.
• Maintains a safe work environment by understanding the hazards associated with various gases, cylinder sizes, and contents, which requires reading and interpreting cylinder labels and color-coding.
• Safely operates warehouse/material-handling equipment, including forklifts and pallet jacks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to perform heavy work – routinely lifts 25–75 lbs., and occasionally lifts 76 to greater than 100 lbs.
• Valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
• Ability to read and comprehend all written and computer-generated documentation.
• Must be able to drive a forklift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior forklift experience.
• Prior loading and unloading experience.

Benefits

• 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.
• 14-week paid childbirth benefit to support growing families.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty, and funeral/bereavement leave.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement and discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents.
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Benefits start after 30 days of employment. Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement for eligibility details.

About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability, and innovation. Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies, and services for industry and healthcare, present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees.