Plant Operator

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Company Profile

Airgas (Air Liquide company) is a leading supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, hard goods/related products, safety products, ammonia products, and process chemicals.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Plant Operator who will provide the primary manual labor required to produce and package dry ice.

Education Level

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred

Work Experience

• 1 year of experience in a production/manufacturing environment

Duties/Responsibilities

• Clean-up functions including, but not limited to, sweeping, washing, painting, trash removal and pick-up.
• Loads and packages dry ice daily under quality standards. Knows and complies with all safety and quality policies and procedures.
• Other Duties as required.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, commissions, proportions, and percents.
• Able to read and write.
• Able to understand and follow the direction of supervisors.

Work Environment

• Able to function safely in a noisy environment with safe, but elevated, levels of CO2 vapor present in the facility.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Shift work required.
• Unconditioned work space (i.e., warm in summer, cool in winter). Hazards require the use of personal protective equipment (i.e., hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety shoes). Dry ice is extremely cold, and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.

Physical Demands

• Must be in good physical condition. Essential job function requires the routine lifting and manipulation of dry ice blocks ranging in weight from 5-60 pounds each.
• Work may require standing, stooping, crouching, or bending.

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers a 401 (k) plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Employer’s Statement

Airgas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.