Plant Operator

R10044626 Plant Operator (Open)

Location:

Yazoo City, MS (N2O) - N2O primary production

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Your Responsibilities:

• Operate plant equipment in accordance with established operating procedures and good manufacturing practices. Includes startup of equipment by opening feed and discharge valves, monitoring level gauges, temperature indicators and pressure indicators.

• Performs preventative maintenance activities. Includes minor repairs such as changing oil, tighten belts and major repairs such as compressor overhauls. Most maintenance activity is minor repairs.

• Repairs equipment throughout the facility.

• Documents maintenance activities and repairs

• Monitors equipment during operation and maintains operating logs and records. Includes walking through the plant and recording instrument readings.

• Unload raw material from bulk tank trucks. Trucks are unloaded by connecting unloading and air hoses to truck and opening valves on truck and storage tank.

• Load product into bulk trucks. This is accomplished by connecting hoses to truck and loading valves and opening valves. A pump is used for transfer of material.

• Replenish chemicals in polishing towers. The tower is drained with a pump of spent solution and cleaned chemically by circulating cleaning solution with a pump. The bottom hand hole is removed to allow residue to be taken out. The tower is filled with water and chemicals. Chemicals are added manually.

• Fill cylinders for use in electronic industry. Cylinders are emptied of residual by opening valve and then vacuumed with a vacuum pump (12 at a time). Once vacuumed the fill process includes connecting pigtail to cylinder, purging the pigtail three times and opening cylinder valve. A pump is used for filling.

• Analyze product for conformance with detector tubes, GC and oxygen analyzer. The cylinder is connected to the sample line. The sample line is purge by opening and closing cylinder valve 8- 10 times. The test take approximately ten minutes

• Unload and load cylinders onto trucks. Cylinder carts and forklift are provided for this task.

• Other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Mechanical / Maintenance Experience preferred

• Computer literate is a plus.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

• 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 percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret drawings.

• Ability to operate drill presses, saws, and other fabrication equipment.

• Ability to perform mathematical computations.

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and taste or smell.

The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and regularly risk exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

We take care of you:

Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Reimbursement and much more!

Who are we?

Airgas Inc., an Air Liquide company, is one of the country's largest supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases. As the leading U.S. distributor, Airgas has a focus on quality products'but we recognize that it's the quality of our people that makes our success possible. With more than 18,000 employees working in approximately 1,100 locations'branches, retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty labs, gas production facilities and distribution centers'chances are, there is a career at Airgas custom fit for you.

.EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability

Are you a MATCH?

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Mechanical / Maintenance Experience preferred

• Computer literate is a plus.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

• 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 percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

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.

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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