Airgas · 1 day ago
Production Associate
Export, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expAirgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases. The Production Associate will perform tasks related to the handling and filling of gas products, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.
IndustrialMedicalRetail
Responsibilities
Performs any combination of following tasks on site in making or repackaging compressed and liquefied gas: Sorts empty cylinders being received by filling plant for refilling and performs necessary prefill inspection steps to qualify cylinders for refill
Examines returned cylinders for surface defects, such as dents, cracks, and burns, and rolls cylinders to designated work area
Responsible for safely handling and filling gas products into liquid, medical and high pressure gas cylinders in compliance with federal, state, local regulations, and meeting the standard operating procedures of Airgas
Loads cylinders on vehicles, using hand truck, chain hoist or forklift, and records type and quantity of cylinders
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
Maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
HS Diploma or equivalent preferred
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
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
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
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
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Vacation
Sick time
Floating holidays
Paid holidays for full-time employees
Progressive parental leave package
401k plan with company matching funds
Tuition reimbursement
Discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents
Airgas Scholarship Program
Company
Airgas
Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. single-source supplier of gases, welding equipment and supplies, and safety products.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2015-11-17Acquired
1986-12-26IPO
Leadership Team
Robert McLaughlin
CFO
J
Jay Worley
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-12-19
Clayton B. Bruner, P.L.L.C.
2025-11-22
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