Veterans Preferred - Cylinder Sorter - Hyattsville Maryland

Company: Airgas
Location: Hyattsville, Maryland
Posted On: 05/05/2025

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10067003 Cylinder Sorter (Open)

Location:
Hyattsville, MD - Acetylene production & filling

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

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. Loads cylinders on vehicles, using hand truck, chain hoist or forklift, and records type and quantity of cylinders.

In particular you will:

• 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.
  
• Checks for cylinder quantities, styles and product, and/or assists with inventory
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
  
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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.
    
  • Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
    
  • Ability to safely operate a forklift.
    
  • Regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and move up to 800 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.
    
  • 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.
    
    
    Starting rate: $25.37/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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