Veterans Preferred - Plant Operations Trainee - Tampa, FL - Tampa Florida

Company: US11345-AIRGAS Airgas USA, LLC
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posted On: 05/04/2024

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10029840 Plant Operations Trainee - Tampa, FL (Open)

Location:
Tampa, FL - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

If you are seeking a company that values its employees, encourages growth and development, and makes a global impact, Airgas is the place for you. Join our team and be a part of an organization that is shaping the future of the gas and welding industry while fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

As a qualification for this position, the Operations Trainee will be placed in a local fill plant and must successfully complete a comprehensive training program that will give them a working knowledge of our industry, our customers and our organization. In addition, this program is designed around plant oriented and professional development training to ensure that, once completed; the Trainee will be able to meet the demanding challenges of this position. Upon completion of the program, the Trainee will be required to meet and exceed both divisional and regional objectives for streamlining logistics, optimization of resources, managing human capital, and above all, managing safety standards of an Airgas plant.
In particular, you will:

• Attend and successfully complete all training modules provided by Airgas in the development role to include:
  
• Operate and safely maintain a generation plant for packaging gases into cylinders while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local regulations, and company policies and procedures.
  
• Schedule and direct safety meetings.
  
• Coordinate testing and maintenance needs to production demands, working in conjunction with Production and Distribution managers.
  
• Assign cylinder warehousing.
  
• Maintain quality control and other required records (DOT, FDA, EPA, Airgas, etc.)
  
• Assign training for all cylinder testers and cylinder maintenance personnel.
  
• Capture testing and maintenance data using corporate approved spreadsheet.
  
• Develop plans for an effective preventative maintenance program for all testing and maintenance equipment.
  
• Develop a tracking system for all cylinders received from and shipped to other locations.
  
• Prepare budgets for staffing, equipment, and facility improvement needs.
  
• Maintain a safe and clean workplace.
  
• Ensure all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
  
• Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented.
  
• Provide coaching and corrective action promptly, to ensure that poor performers are identified, documented and improved to acceptable performance, or released.
  
• Approve overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at acceptable levels.
  
• Ensure employee complaints, safety concerns, grievances, etc., are effectively handled.
  
• Supervises cylinder re-testing and certification.
  
• Reports any equipment or facility defects to Operations Management.
  
  
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  Are you a MATCH?
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree preferred, combination of college training and experience will be considered.
    
  • Proficient computer skills, especially in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Mail)
    
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently
    
  • Ability to lead and function within team environments
    
  • Ability to work independently
    
  • Professional communication skills (verbal and written)
    
  • Basic product knowledge of welding, safety, gases and supplies is preferred
    
  • Proficiency in time management and organization skills
    
  • Strong leadership skills
    
  • Astute problem solving skills and administrative accuracy
    
  • Must be able to work outdoors in varied temperatures ranging from 20 -F to +105 -F.
    
  • Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment.
    
  • Ability to occasionally lift 25 to 75 lb.
    
  • Occasional bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, feeling and repetitive motion required.
    
  • Ability to perform work doing occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and finger activities.
    
  • Talk to and hear customers/co-workers as well as smell/hear leaking gas from cylinders.
    
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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 by contacting Human Resources at 844-myHR4AG (844-694-7424).
    
    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 phone at 844-myHR4AG (844-694-7424) or by email to us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com . More...

        

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