Production Associate - Filler

Company: Airgas
Location: Albany
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

R10065288 Production Associate - Filler (Open)

Location:
Albany, NY - Karner Rd - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Position Title: Production Associate (Cylinder Filler)

- Albany, NY
- 1st Shift
- NO NIGHTS, WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS!

The Production Associate, also known as the Cylinder Filler, will be 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.

- Inspects cylinders prior to filling, following standard procedures. Conducts safety checks per procedures, (example: odor tests, checking caps and valves). Analyzes products for purity and correct mixtures.
- 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. Fills cylinders by pressure and weight.
- Assists with the loading & unloading of cylinders on & off pallets and tractor trailers; Operates a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
- Manages paperwork to standards. Completes quality control sheets.
- 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.
- Complies with all government and company standards for the safe handling of hazardous materials/cylinder gases; maintains a neat, clean and orderly plant appearance.
- The above job functions are illustrative of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position and are not intended to be all inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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Are you a MATCH?

- 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.
- Ability to read and comprehend material safety data sheets.
- Excellent customer service skills; must be able to work with different personalities and backgrounds; strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines; strong level of attention to detail.
- Ability to safely operate a forklift.
- Regularly required to stand, bend, stoop, crouch, reach, grasp, feel and talk or hear.
- Able to smell and hear leaking gas from cylinders.
- Requires both indoor & outdoor environments in various seasonal weather conditions.

Pay Range : $20-22/hr

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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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